Wilmington, Delaware housing market and home prices
For Wilmington, Delaware home prices, the typical home was worth $327,252 in September 2026 according to the Zillow Home Value Index, up +1.6% from a year earlier and at its highest monthly level on record.
- Typical value of a home
- $327,252September 2026, Zillow ZHVI
- Change over 12 months
- Since September 2025, the change has been +1.6%.
Wilmington, Delaware home prices since 2000
The steel line represents Wilmington, Delaware, while the grey line represents the United States. Beginning in January 2000, the typical home in Wilmington, Delaware increased from $135,356 to $327,252, or ×2.42, compared with ×2.99 for the US over that period. The boom high was August 2007 at $257,652; the low was November 2012 at $189,302, a −26.5% change.
Wilmington, Delaware yearly median home price
The yearly figure averages the twelve monthly values; for 2026, the latest month is shown.
| Year | Wilmington, Delaware | Change on the year | United States |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | $138,502 | $125,745 | |
| 2001 | $148,182 | +7.0% | $134,899 |
| 2002 | $159,741 | +7.8% | $144,276 |
| 2003 | $175,833 | +10.1% | $155,308 |
| 2004 | $197,448 | +12.3% | $169,891 |
| 2005 | $224,257 | +13.6% | $189,732 |
| 2006 | $249,116 | +11.1% | $206,531 |
| 2007 | $256,180 | +2.8% | $208,449 |
| 2008 | $246,599 | −3.7% | $195,574 |
| 2009 | $231,250 | −6.2% | $177,542 |
| 2010 | $226,337 | −2.1% | $171,462 |
| 2011 | $206,884 | −8.6% | $162,508 |
| 2012 | $191,019 | −7.7% | $161,137 |
| 2013 | $192,951 | +1.0% | $171,420 |
| 2014 | $197,921 | +2.6% | $182,996 |
| 2015 | $202,481 | +2.3% | $192,738 |
| 2016 | $207,650 | +2.6% | $204,509 |
| 2017 | $213,281 | +2.7% | $216,767 |
| 2018 | $219,561 | +2.9% | $230,541 |
| 2019 | $224,350 | +2.2% | $242,088 |
| 2020 | $227,419 | +1.4% | $257,151 |
| 2021 | $254,965 | +12.1% | $295,959 |
| 2022 | $276,210 | +8.3% | $340,014 |
| 2023 | $290,969 | +5.3% | $348,160 |
| 2024 | $307,698 | +5.7% | $359,751 |
| 2025 | $319,291 | +3.8% | $362,959 |
| September 2026 | $327,252 | +1.6% | $366,157 |
What a home bought in Wilmington, Delaware in any year is worth today
An index-based estimate of a typical home, not an appraisal.
For each year, the figure averages its twelve monthly index values; the current value comes from September 2026. Other options include the home appreciation calculator tool.
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Wilmington, Delaware housing market forecast
For the Philadelphia, PA metro, Zillow's forecast is +0.5% over the next three months and +2.0% across the 12 months from September 2026. That would take Wilmington, Delaware's $327,252 figure to somewhere near $333,800 twelve months later.
Here, Zillow's own central estimate for the metro is restated; the site offers no forecast of its own. Forecasts of this sort over 12 months have typically been off the realised change by several percentage points, either way. This is not investment advice.
All metro forecasts sit in one table: the housing market forecast.
Wilmington, Delaware housing market crash risk score
Moderate: 30 of 100
Wilmington, Delaware is ranked against 292 cities using five conditions that were high before earlier price falls. Each input receives a score from 0 to 100 based on the other cities, and the five scores are averaged with equal weight. This reflects current conditions rather than predicting a crash.
| Input | Value | Sub-score | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|
| Active listings vs 2019 | −28.3% | 13 | 20% |
| Days a home stays on the market vs 2019 | −15.5% | 14 | 20% |
| Price-to-rent ratio | 15.5 | 31 | 20% |
| Price-to-income ratio | 5.0 | 54 | 20% |
| 12-month price change | +1.6% | 39 | 20% |
This is not investment advice. How inputs are scored: scoring method. A ranking of all 292 cities: city crash risk.
Inventory and how long homes stay on the market in Wilmington, Delaware
For September 2026 the Philadelphia, PA metro had a market of 13,756 available homes. The total was +14.7% above the previous year and −28.3% below the same month of 2019. The median time to sell a listing was 49 days (−15.5% against 2019), while a price cut appeared on 18.5% of listings.
| Philadelphia, PA metro, September 2026 | Value | On a year |
|---|---|---|
| Active listings | 13,756 | +14.7% |
| New listings | 6,850 | |
| Median days on market | 49 | +7.8% |
| Median list price | $374,950 | −2.6% |
| Share with a price cut | 18.5% |
Metro inventory data from Realtor.com® Economic Research. Realtor.com data. All metros: days on market by city.
Living costs and rent in Wilmington, Delaware
The Zillow Observed Rent Index shows a typical asking rent of $1,757 a month in Wilmington, Delaware, +3.1% from a year earlier. The cost of the typical home equals 15.5 years of that rent. Based on Census ACS 2024, median household income is $65,389. The typical home costs 5.0 times a year's income. According to BEA, metro prices stand at 102.6 compared with a US average of 100, while housing costs are at 113.1.
How to read this chart
Each point shows the Zillow Home Value Index for Wilmington, Delaware. It gives a typical home's value in the middle third of the market, in that month's dollars, with smoothing and seasonal adjustment. The hollow dot identifies the slider's selected month, while the terracotta dot represents the most recent month. No adjustment for inflation is made to these figures, and the index follows the typical home, not one particular house. For a single home, use the card above or the home appreciation calculator with its own sale price.