Delaware housing market
Typical home value
$405K
▲ 1.2% 1 yr
5-year change
+21%
U.S. +20%
Median city rent
$2,182/mo
6 cities
Unemployment rate
4.6%
Median household income
$100K
2025
Key takeaways
- 1The typical home in Delaware is worth $405,061, up 1.2% in a year and up 21% over five years. That's the #21 most expensive of 51.
- 2Across 6 cities with rent data, median typical rent is $2,182/mo, roughly a 6.5% gross yield on the typical home.
- 3Median household income was $99,800 in 2025, so the typical home costs 4.1× income.
- 4Unemployment is 4.6% (−0.6 pts in a year).
Home values
Source: Zillow Research (ZHVI, ZORI and market activity data).
Source: FRED, Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis. Quarterly, all-transactions index.
Delaware metro areas
Salisbury, MD
$424K home$1,947 rent5.5% yield
▲ 0.3% 1 yr
Dover, DE
$372K home$1,775 rent5.7% yield
▲ 2.3% 1 yr
Delaware cities
6 cities, largest first. Click a column to sort.
6 cities
| Wilmington | $327K | ▲ 1.6% | $1,757 | ▲ 3.1% | 6.4% |
| Newark | $364K | ▲ 0.8% | $2,036 | ▲ 4.1% | 6.7% |
| Dover | $342K | ▲ 1.9% | $1,702 | ▲ 4.5% | 6.0% |
| Middletown | $534K | ▲ 1.7% | $2,705 | ▲ 3.5% | 6.1% |
| Bear | $412K | ▲ 1.0% | $2,327 | ▲ 1.1% | 6.8% |
| Lewes | $585K | ▲ 0.5% | $2,418 | ▲ 9.8% | 5.0% |
Data refreshed Oct 26, 2026.