Delaware · Home Values · 2024

Delaware home prices 2024 — median, average and county breakdown

According to the US Census Bureau's American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates (2020–2024), the median home value in Delaware is $352,000. Across the 3 counties measured, home values range from $316,600 in Kent, DE to $382,600 in Sussex, DE.

Delaware median home value, 2024

$352,000

Most expensive counties in Delaware

CountyMedian home value
Sussex, DE$382,600
New Castle, DE$352,200
Kent, DE$316,600

Most affordable counties in Delaware

CountyMedian home value
Kent, DE$316,600
New Castle, DE$352,200
Sussex, DE$382,600

Average vs median home price — what's the difference?

The figure $352,000 is the median home value reported by the US Census Bureau — the middle value when every owner-occupied home in Delaware is sorted by price. Median is the standard measure used in housing reporting because it is not skewed by a small number of very expensive properties. The "average" home price searched for online almost always refers to this median value; true arithmetic averages tend to be 10–30% higher than the median in markets with high-end outliers, but the Census does not publish that figure.

For Delaware specifically, the Census also reports a median monthly rent of $1,401 and a price-to-income ratio of 4.1×. Both are sourced from the same 2020–2024 ACS 5-Year Estimates release.

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The figures above are static snapshots. The full county-level breakdown — including rent burden, price-to-income ratio, owner cost burden, and population change — is available on the interactive map.

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Methodology. All home value figures are owner-occupied median home values from the US Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, 2024 release (covering 2020–2024). County figures are reported at the ACS 5-Year level for statistical reliability — single-year estimates are not published for smaller counties. Free for use under CC BY 4.0 with attribution to USInsights.

Compare with other states

See the same home-price breakdown for any other US state, or compare Delaware side-by-side with the national rankings: