Living in Rehoboth Beach, DE
Beach town in Delaware
Rehoboth Beach is a beach town in Delaware, home to about 1,388 people, with 157,000 living within 31 mi. Day to day, much of daily life is walkable. Life moves at a slow, calm pace, and homes are a mix of apartments and houses.
Is Rehoboth Beach a good place to live? Pros and cons
👍 Pros
- Dog-friendly: 4 dog parks within 9 mi
- Low taxes: about $2,739 state income tax per resident, 0.15% property tax
- Great outdoors: coast or a lake close by
- Low natural disaster risk: 7 federally declared disasters since 2000
👎 Cons
- Quieter on culture: few museums and attractions nearby
- Fewer family amenities than most places
- Smaller job market: about 157,000 people live within 31 mi
- Few top-rated hospitals: no 4–5★ hospital within 31 mi
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Living in Rehoboth Beach: common questions
What is the cost of living in Rehoboth Beach?
A typical 3-bedroom home is worth about $692k, and a 3-bedroom rents for about $1,760 a month including utilities. Overall living costs are close to the US average (index 100, where the US is 100).
What are taxes like in Rehoboth Beach?
Delaware collects about $2,739 in state income tax per resident, and homeowners here pay about 0.15% of their home's value in property tax each year.
Is Rehoboth Beach safe?
Violent crime is well above the national rate (1.7× in FBI 2019 data).
What is the weather like in Rehoboth Beach?
Rehoboth Beach has cool winters: winter days average around 48°F and summer days around 86°F, with roughly 11″ of snow a year.
Does Rehoboth Beach get natural disasters?
Natural disaster risk is moderate, mainly from flooding, coastal flooding and hurricanes: 7 federally declared disasters have hit the county since 2000, and FEMA expects about 0.68 deaths or injuries per 100,000 residents a year.
What is the nearest major airport to Rehoboth Beach?
The nearest major airport is PHL, about 80 mi away.
How Rehoboth Beach scores
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