Delaware housing market

What the numbers say

Delaware real estate at a glance

By AstroCore · Realtor.com, US Census and Freddie Mac data

In September 2026, the median home in Delaware listed for $484,998, down 0.1% from a year earlier.

Homes spent a median of 60 days on the market, slower than 58 days a year ago.

Homeowners in Delaware pay a median of $1,768 a year in property taxes on a median home value of $352,000, an effective rate of about 0.50%.

Renters pay a median of $1,401 a month, and $1,397 for a two-bedroom. At today's prices a typical home costs about 29 times a year's rent, which generally favors renting over buying in the short term.

With 20% down and today's 7.24% average 30-year rate, the monthly payment on a $485,000 home here comes to about $3,049 including property tax and insurance. Lenders typically want that to be under 28% of income, which works out to roughly $131,000 a year (the median household here earns $84,954).