Delaware housing market: home prices by city and forecast
Delaware home prices: the Zillow Home Value Index put the typical home in Delaware at $405,061 in September 2026, up +1.2% from a year earlier.
- Typical value of a home
- $405,061September 2026, Zillow ZHVI
- Change over 12 months
- +1.2%US +1.2%
- Change over 10 years
- +61.3%US +77.4%
- Since 2000, multiple
- ×2.72US ×2.99
- House prices compared with income
- 4.6, with a median income of $87,534.
Delaware's typical home value ranks 21st, its 12-month change ranks 34th, its growth since 2000 ranks 29th of 47, and its price to income ranks 23rd, in a list of the 50 states and DC ordered from the highest down.
Delaware home prices since 2000
A typical Delaware home increased from $149,107 in January 2000 to $405,061, with Delaware's highest month recorded in September 2026 at $405,061.
| Decade | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | $152,435 | $161,606 | $172,842 | $189,228 | $211,532 | $244,746 | $271,868 | $279,363 | $269,756 | $251,493 |
| 2010s | $243,163 | $228,068 | $215,628 | $218,274 | $227,911 | $237,925 | $248,840 | $259,144 | $266,136 | $273,604 |
| 2020s | $283,483 | $325,315 | $362,603 | $376,930 | $389,660 | $398,272 |
Delaware home prices since 1975: the FHFA index
FHFA's repeat-sales index, which uses 1975 = 100, placed Delaware at 929 in 2025. The index stood +4.0% on a year in Q2 2026.
Owner reports in the Census of Housing put Delaware at $4,159 in 1940 and $130,400 in 2000.
| Census year | Delaware median value | US median value |
|---|---|---|
| 1940 | $4,159 | $2,938 |
| 1950 | $9,079 | $7,354 |
| 1960 | $12,400 | $11,900 |
| 1970 | $17,100 | $17,000 |
| 1980 | $44,400 | $47,200 |
| 1990 | $100,100 | $79,100 |
| 2000 | $130,400 | $119,600 |
No inflation adjustment. Census of Housing tables
Home prices in Delaware by city
A single city has its own page here, largest first:
| City | Typical value of a home | Change over 12 months | Since 2000, multiple |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wilmington, Delaware | $327,252 | +1.6% | ×2.42 |
| Newark | $363,803 | +0.8% | |
| Dover | $342,473 | +1.9% | |
| New Castle | $277,208 | −0.4% | |
| Middletown | $533,640 | +1.7% | |
| Bear | $412,430 | +1.0% | |
| Lewes | $585,288 | +0.5% | |
| Smyrna | $403,812 | +2.6% | |
| Millsboro | $397,255 | −1.1% | |
| Georgetown | $370,904 | +0.2% | |
| Seaford | $317,388 | +1.9% | |
| Milford | $343,215 | +0.3% | |
| Townsend | $498,236 | +2.8% | |
| Hockessin | $609,235 | +4.4% | |
| Claymont | $324,764 | +1.9% |
Zillow Home Value Index, September 2026.
Metro forecasts for where Delaware prices are heading
The 12-month forecast issued by Zillow in September 2026 for the Philadelphia, PA metro shows +2.0%:
| Metro | Next 3 months | Next 12 months |
|---|---|---|
| Philadelphia, PA | +0.5% | +2.0% |
This is Zillow's estimate, not investment advice.
Delaware living expenses
BEA figures put Delaware's price level at 99.8 (US 100), with housing at 102.0, goods at 96.2, utilities at 103.8, and other services at 101.2. Median household income comes to $87,534 and median gross rent to $1,530 a month; 74% of homes are owner-occupied, and the median year built is 1988 (Census ACS 2024).
All states: state-by-state living costs.
How to read this chart
The first chart uses dollars and reaches its high of $405,061 during September 2026. An index appears in the second chart. Delaware finishes at 929, which means local prices reached 9.3 times their 1975 level. Inflation adjustments apply to neither chart.