Rates & Fees

Property Taxes:

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Property Tax – $2.88 per hundred dollars of the Town Assessment (interest added is equal to 2% per month after the due date).

Residents of Heritage Shores are subject to a special tax above and beyond the Bridgeville Property Tax. All other properties within the corporate limits of Bridgeville are not subject to this tax. Inquiries about the Heritage Shores Special Tax should be directed to Municap, Inc. at 1-443-539-4111.

The Town of Bridgeville uses Sussex County’s Property Assessments. 

Starting FY2020, taxes are scheduled to increase at 5% per year for 5 years. These rates are calculated at 50% of the County Assessment.

Ordinance 2018-03, Adopted November 19, 2018

Water Rates:

As of October 1, 2022

Monthly Water Service Fee:

• ¾” Meter (Standard Residential)                    $15.00 [from $7.50] per month
• ¾” Meter – Secondary (Irrigation, Etc.)          $10.00 [from $5.50] per month
• 1” Meter                                                                 $18.75 per month
• 1.5″ Meter                                                              $26.75 per month
• 2” Meter                                                                 $33.75 per month
• 3” Meter                                                                 $48.75 per month
• 4” Meter                                                                 $63.75 per month

           *Meter Service Fee is calculated as a multiplier of the standard ¾” fee. Any additional meter size not included in this list shall follow the same formula.

            Fee:  ((Meter Size – Base Meter Size) (Base Meter Rate)) + (Base Meter Rate)

            Ex. for 4” Meter: ((4 – 3/4) (15) + 15) => ((3.25 x 15) + 15) => (48.75+15) = $63.75.

Water Usage Fee:

• 0-5,000 gallons                             $3.76 [$2.79] per thousand gallons per month
•  5,001-10,000 gallons                   $4.32 [$3.35] per thousand gallons per month
• Anything over 10,000 gallons       $4.72 [$3.75] per thousand gallons per month

Sewer Rates: As of July 1, 2021, the sewer system is owned and operated by Sussex County as part of the Western Sussex Unified Sanitary Sewer District.

Infill Residential Impact Fees:

• Minimum charge for water – $750

Non-Infill Residential Impact Fees

• Minimum charge for water per EDU or every fraction thereof: $500

Commercial, Institutional & Industrial Impact Fees:

• Minimum charge for water per EDU or every fraction thereof: $500

Miscellaneous Fees:

• Water Inspection Fee $50.00
• Reconnect Fees for Water $25.00 (due to nonpayment)
• Service Calls on Water $25.00 (per call after the first call)
• Returned Checks $30.00
• New Water Meter: $370.00