Kent County, DE real estate

What the numbers say

Kent County, DE real estate at a glance

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

In September 2026, the median home in Kent County listed for $424,700, up 6.2% from a year earlier. That is 12% below the Delaware median of $484,998.

Homes spent a median of 60 days on the market, slower than 56 days a year ago.

Homeowners in Kent County pay a median of $1,363 a year in property taxes on a median home value of $316,600, an effective rate of about 0.43%. The Delaware average is 0.50%.

Renters pay a median of $1,354 a month, and $1,295 for a two-bedroom. At today's prices a typical home costs about 26 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 $425,000 home here comes to about $2,645 including property tax and insurance. Lenders typically want that to be under 28% of income, which works out to roughly $113,000 a year (the median household here earns $74,477).