15 Reasons Why You Should Choose Delaware

1. Sussex County offers a relaxing, coastal resort lifestyle with many beautiful beaches, state parks and sport clubs.

2. Delaware was designated as the "Most Tax Friendly State for Retirees" by Kiplinger's Personal Finance Magazine, in November 2006.

3. Delaware is one of only five states that have no Sales Tax. The states with no sales tax are as follows:

Alaska
Delaware
Montana
New Hampshire
Oregon

4. Delaware has no Estate Tax (a.k.a., Inheritance Tax, Death tax). Delaware's Estate Tax is equal to the state death tax credit under federal estate tax law. Since this credit has been eliminated from 2005 through 2010, there is no Estate Tax Imposed by the Delaware.

5. Delaware has also no real property or personal property taxes. No state level tax imposed.

6. Delaware ranks 13th State with highest one-year home appreciation % change for a year ending March 31, 2006, with a 5-year appreciation rate of 72.2%, 26 year appreciation rate of 389.6%!

Top 13 States With Highest one-year Appreciation Percent Change in House Prices-quarter Ending March 31, 2006

Rank	State	1-Year	Quarter	5-Years	Since 1980
1	Arizona	32.81	3.80	93.48	309.80
2	Florida	26.62	4.29	111.53	363.74
3	Hawaii	24.99	5.04	58.62	315.93
4	Oregon	20.96	3.80	58.62	315.93
5	District of Columbia	20.84	1.47	124.01	518.60
6	Maryland	20.46	3.17	101.33	409.35
7	Idaho	20.30	3.32	50.92	216.16
8	Washington	19.37	3.82	56.40	346.67
9	California	19.19	2.54	115.21	524.09
10	Virginia	18.12	2.69	83.40	350.58
11	Nevada	17.10	2.88	106.10	309.56
12	New Mexico	15.88	2.80	45.33	203.17
13	Delaware	15.59	2.58	72.24	389.57
	United States	12.54	2.03	57.28	293.78

7. Delaware ranks as the 9th fastest growing state. With 1.6% increase in population.

U.S. State Population Estimates & Changes

State	July 1, 2005	July 1, 2004	Change 2005 to 2005		National Ranking of States
United States	296,414,807	293,656,842	Number 2,453,562	Percent 0.9376802	Population Estimation		Change 2004 to 2005
					July 2005	July 2004	Number	Percent


Nevada	2,414,807	2,332,898	81,909	3.5110408	35	35	8	1
Arizona	5,939,292	5,739,879	199,413	3.4741673	17	18	4	2
Idaho	1,429,096	1,395,140	33,956	2.4338776	39	39	21	3
Florida	17,789,864	17,385,430	404,434	2.3262813	4	4	1	4
Utah	2,469,585	2,420,708	48,877	2.01912	34	34	15	5
Georgia	9,072,576	8,918,129	154,447	1.7318319	9	9	5	6
Texas	22,859,968	22,471,549	388,419	1.7284923	2	2	2	7
N. Carolina	8,683,242	8,540,468	142,774	1.6717351	11	11	6	8
Delaware	843,524	830,069	13,455	1.62095	45	45	33	9

8. Delaware ranks as number one nationally in the percentage of land continuously conserved for agriculture with 6.4 percent or 82,317 acres. Delaware is first in per capita spending on farmland preservation at $124 per person too.

9. If you have never been before a property owner in Delaware and you are a first time buyer, you may qualify for an exemption of.75% of Sussex County transfer fee and recording fee for the deed and mortgage, which normally is 1.5% of the purchase price.

10. In 2006, Delaware is one of only six states receiving a triple-A for the state's bonds, from 3 of the major bond agencies (i.e., Fitch Ratings, Moody's Investors Service and Standard and Poor's). Delaware has been earning triple-A ratings for three years consecutively, the highest rating awarded by the nationally recognized rating services. This ratings show how Delaware has taken a fiscally responsible approach to managing state government and, having the lowest assessment of repayment risk, allow Delaware to borrow money at the lowest possible interest rate, thus finally saving Delaware Tax payers money. Bonds are in a great demand and are tax-exempt for federal and Delaware income interests.

11. The University of Delaware was also ranked as one of the nation's top colleges by the World Report and US News, "American Best Collages 2007," ranking UDel 67th. Here are some general facts about the College: founded 1743; undergraduate enrolment 19,939; tuition and fees $7,740 in-state, $18,450 out-of state; room and board $7,366; with endowment of $1,001,074,864.

12. Delaware has the cleanest beaches as, it's beaches were ranked the nation's cleanest of the 29 coastal and Great Lakes states surveyed by The Natural Defense Council's "Testing Waters 2006 - A Guide to Water Quality at Vacation Beaches."

Rank of States by Percent of Beach Samples Exceeding the National Standard in 2005

State	Rank (least clean to most clean)	Percent	Total Samples	Beaches
National	-	8%	114,955	3,700
Mississippi	29	22%	1,257	222
Louisiana	28	18%	949	35
Wisconsin	27	16%	4,403	127
Delaware	1	<1%	378	21

13. Delaware is also one of only nine states that have little or no income tax on trusts.

Trust Tax Friendly States - States with little or no income tax on trusts

Alaska	Nevada	Texas
Delaware	Ohio	Washington
Florida	South Dakota	Wyoming

14. Delaware is one of only 23 states allowing trust to last for generations.

Alaska	Idaho*	Nebraska	Utah***
Arizona	Illinois	New Hampshire*	Virginia
Colorado	Indiana	New Jersey	Washington***
Delaware*	Maine	Ohio	Wisconsin*
District of Columbia	Maryland	Rhode Island	Wyoming***
Florida**	Missouri*	South Dakota

Delaware ranks as the thrid least tax burdensome state in the United States

State & Local Tax Burdens by State's Ranking - Projected for Calendar Year 2006

State	Tax Rank (least to most burdensome)	Tax Burden as a Percentage of Income	Tax Burden Per Capita	Income Per Capita
United States	-	10.6%	$4,072	$38,376
Alaska	50	6.6%	$2,598	$39,499
New Hampshire	49	7.3%	$3,136	$42,707
Delaware	48	8.4%	$3,426	$40,964
Maine	1	13.5%	$4,719	$34,935

Sources: (1) Tax Foundation and Bureau of Economic Analysis (2) Office of Federal Housing Enterprise Oversight, House Price Index (3) U.S. Department of Commerce, U.S. Census Bureau, released December 22,2005 (4) Natural Resources Defense Council, "Testing the Waters 2006 - A Guide to Water Quality at Vacation Beaches." (5) JP Morgan Private Bank (6) Trusts and Estates < December 2004

*Favorable tax treatment is more assured in these states.
**Florida trust duration 360 years, Washington 150 years.
***Utah, Wyoming limited to 1,000 years.