Lightship Cove

Lightship Cove has single-family homes, from smaller plans to larger ones. The builder of Lightship Cove is Schell Brothers.

Key features and options include:
Styles & Sizes: Homes offer single-story and multi-story layouts, ranging from approximately 1,411 to over 4,000 heated square feet.
Main-Level Living: All floor plans are designed with a first-floor primary suite option.
Customization: Buyers of new homes can choose floor plan options and finishes at the builder's design studio.
Bonus Space: Basements are available on select homesites, for storage, a workshop or extra rooms.

The community's amenity center, known as The Beacon, is the main amenity center at Lightship Cove.
Outdoor Pool & Pool House: An outdoor pool with a pool house.
Pickleball Courts: Dedicated pickleball courts.
The Screened Crab Shack: A screened pavilion.
Walking Trails: Walking trails around the community's pond and over 26 acres of preserved, interconnected open space.
Community Pavilion & Courtyard: A pavilion and courtyard with fire pits.

Lightship Cove is in Milton, not Lewes. It sits off a country road, away from the summer traffic on Route 1, and is surrounded by protected open space and farmland. Downtown Lewes, Beebe Healthcare, historic sites and restaurants are less than 15 minutes away, and historic downtown Milton is close by.

Lightship Cove is in a rural part of Milton. Distances from the community:
Lewes: Approximately 6 miles away, with historic sites, shops, restaurants and Beebe Healthcare.
Rehoboth Beach: About 9 miles away, with the boardwalk, outlet shopping and restaurants.
Milton: Local farms and greenhouses, and historic downtown Milton with its parks and events.
Travel: Access to the main roads in Sussex County.

The homeowners association (HOA) fee covers the items below.
Monthly Fee: Approximately $166/month (as of October 2025).
What is Covered:
Maintenance of the common grounds and all amenities (Pool, Pickleball Courts, Crab Shack, etc.).
Garbage and Recycling services.
Snow Removal on streets during winter months.
Note: Confirm in the HOA documents exactly what the fee covers for a specific home.

Lightship Cove is a 97-home community away from Route 1, surrounded by protected farmland, woods and preserved open space.
Amenity center: The Beacon includes an outdoor pool and pool house, plus a community pavilion and courtyard with fire pits.
Courts and Crab Shack: dedicated pickleball courts and a screened Crab Shack.
Trails: walking trails around the pond and over 26 acres of preserved, interconnected open space.
HOA fee: approximately $166 per month as of October 2025.
Fee covers: common grounds and amenity maintenance, garbage and recycling, and snow removal on streets.
Call us at 302-549-5164 and we will get the current HOA documents and fees for any home you are considering.

Read this first: Active Adults Realty is not a tax, legal or financial advisor and nothing below is advice. Confirm every figure with your own tax professional and with Sussex County before you rely on it.
The state and local picture for a home in Lightship Cove:
No State or Local Sales Tax: Delaware has no sales tax.
Social Security Exemptions: Social Security benefits are not taxed by the State of Delaware.
Pension Exclusion: Delaware excludes up to $12,500 a year of eligible pension and other qualifying income for taxpayers age 60 and older.
Property Taxes: Set by Sussex County and the local school district.
Note: Tax laws change. The figures above were last checked as of October 2025.