Paynter's Mill

Paynter's Mill sits midway between Milton and Lewes, and that location is most of the appeal. You are a short drive from a walkable town center on the Broadkill River in one direction and from the beach in the other, without living on top of either.

• Hospital. Beebe Healthcare's main campus is in Lewes, with its surgical hospital in Rehoboth Beach beyond that.
• Town. Downtown Milton on the Broadkill, for the restaurants, the brewery and the theater.
• Beaches. Lewes Beach and Cape Henlopen State Park to the east, Rehoboth beyond them.
• Getting around. Route 1 for the coast, Route 5 and Route 16 for everything inland.
• Inside the community. Paths connect every home to the community center, the pool and the open space, so a good deal of daily life here happens without moving the car.

• Medical. Beebe Healthcare's main hospital campus is in Lewes, with its surgical hospital in Rehoboth Beach and walk in care around the county. For most of Sussex, Beebe is the answer to where you would actually be taken.
• Groceries. Full supermarkets in Lewes along the Route 1 corridor, and a smaller market in downtown Milton for the things you forgot.
• Restaurants. Downtown Milton on the Broadkill for the local end of it, Second Street in Lewes for a night out, and Rehoboth when you want every choice at once.
• Nightlife. Milton has the brewery and the theater, both walkable from the town center. Lewes and Rehoboth are a short drive when you want later hours and live music.
• Parks and outdoors. Cape Henlopen State Park on the ocean, Prime Hook National Wildlife Refuge north of Milton, and the Junction and Breakwater Trail running between Lewes and Rehoboth.
• Shopping. The outlets on Route 1 outside Rehoboth. Delaware charges no sales tax, which matters more on a sofa than on a sandwich.

These are communities our buyers genuinely weigh against Paynter's Mill. Not the nearest pins on a map, the ones that answer the same question. All three, like Paynter's Mill itself, are not age restricted, which matters if you want a mixed neighborhood rather than a 55 and over one.

• Villages of Five Points, Lewes. A planned community with a mix of home types, sitting closer to Lewes at the Five Points crossroads.
• Villages at Red Mill Pond, Lewes. Off the Route 1 corridor north of Lewes, and another mixed community rather than an age restricted one.
• Tower Hill, Lewes. At New Road and Lynn Road, on the Lewes side and closer to the water.

If you are weighing two or three of these against each other and want a straight answer about the differences, call us at 302-549-5164. We sell in all of them.

What are the HOA fees in Paynter's Mill?

Every home pays two quarterly fees: the Paynter's Mill property owners association, $430 a quarter on a July 2026 listing, plus its own section. In Mill Pond Commons the section fee was $306, for a total of about $736 a quarter. In Miller's Landing it was $1,100, for about $1,530 a quarter. In Mill Spring Run the most recent printed figure was $1,025 a quarter, on a July 2025 listing. Fees change, so we confirm the current figure on any home. Call us at 302-549-5164.

What do you pay at settlement in Paynter's Mill?

A 2024 sale showed a capital contribution of half of one percent of the price, a $500 capitalization fee and a $330 transfer fee. Charges differ by section and change over time. The resale certificates for both associations show the exact amounts, and we get them before you commit.

Is Paynter's Mill a 55+ community?

No. Paynter's Mill is not age restricted. If you want an age restricted community near Milton and Lewes, ask us and we will name the ones that fit.

What kinds of homes are in Paynter's Mill?

About 300 homes in three sections: 87 single-family homes and 42 twins in Mill Pond Commons, 74 single-family homes owned as condominiums in Mill Spring Run, and 96 condominiums in 16 buildings in Miller's Landing. They were built from about 2004 to 2014.

What amenities does Paynter's Mill have?

A clubhouse with fitness rooms, a meeting room and a library, an outdoor pool and a baby pool, tennis, pickleball, basketball, sand volleyball and bocce, walking paths, five ponds and a playground. There is no golf course.

Can you rent out a home in Paynter's Mill?

Leasing is governed by the association documents, and the rules on lease length and registration change. Before you write an offer on a home you plan to rent, we pull the current rules for that home's section.

Where is Paynter's Mill?

On Samuel Paynter Boulevard with a Milton mailing address, about 4 miles from downtown Milton, about 5 miles from downtown Lewes and about 8 miles from Rehoboth Beach. Beebe Healthcare's main hospital is in Lewes. Schools are in the Cape Henlopen School District.

What is for sale in Paynter's Mill right now?

The current listings are on this page, above. Call us at 302-549-5164. We will tell you what is for sale in each section and what has sold recently.