Reviews & Comments
Rehoboth Beach, DE
Housing is quite costly in-town, but... -
12/2/2014I live in the Rehoboth Beach area, and it seems to me that the cost of buying a home inside the city limits of Rehoboth is considerably higher than the median listed here. Although you can get a condo in the $400K range, real estate listings for a single family home are usually more than $700K. However, the cost of living very nearby is within reach for most middle class households. There are oodles of housing developments on the other side of the Coastal Highway with prices that range from the mid-to-upper $200Ks for a new town home, to above $1 million for a huge place with access to Rehoboth Bay. For those on a much tighter budget, there are also quite a few very nice mobile home communities. All of these housing options would still put you within 2-3 miles of the boardwalk, shops, etc of Rehoboth Beach, even though they are technically within "unincorportated Sussex County."
Lewes, DE
An excellent choice for retireees -
12/2/2014Lewes has so much to offer for retirees! It has a great library, wonderful classes for lifelong education (through the Osher Institute, affiliated with U.D.), and a town beach with little or no surf. It is also home to the Beebe Medical Center. The town is also adjacent to Cape Henlopen State Park, which has ocean beaches and miles of walking and bike paths. The supermarkets are out on Rte One, but most of what you need for and active and interesting life is withing walking distance in the City of Lewes.