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July 30, 2026· Updated August 22, 2026
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Delaware Housing Market 2026: Prices, Sales & Trends

What homes actually sell for in Delaware: a median closed sale price of $390,000 across 8,602 closings Resideline tracked over the last six months, plus the state's largest markets by volume.

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Delaware Housing Market 2026: Prices, Sales & Trends

Delaware's median closed sale price is $390,000, measured across 8,602 closings Resideline tracked statewide over the last six months, as of August 2026. These are closings we track directly, a measured sample rather than a complete state record, which is why we can show the detail below at all. A statewide median hides how far apart Delaware's markets sit. Among its highest-volume markets, Rehoboth Beach carries the highest median and Wilmington the lowest. That gap is the reason a state figure belongs in a market briefing rather than in an offer: it describes the middle of a very wide distribution, not a price you can underwrite against.

Delaware's largest markets by closing volume

MarketClosings tracked, last 6 monthsMedian closed sale
Wilmington580$224,900
Dover296$296,250

The Delaware markets below close too few sales for a six-month figure to be worth publishing, so their count and median cover the last 12 months instead. A longer window collects more sales, so these counts are not comparable with the table above and are not ranked against it.

MarketClosings tracked, last 12 monthsMedian closed sale
Millsboro292$334,770
Ocean View154$516,000
Selbyville94$421,665
Rehoboth Beach88$1,800,000

Volume matters as much as price here. A market with more tracked closings gives you a deeper comparable set, so you can filter hard on property type, size and condition and still have sales left to price against.

Figures last updated August 22, 2026 from closings Resideline tracked.

How to price a specific Delaware property

Work from the closings, not from the state number. Start with sales of the same property type inside a tight radius, match size and condition before you widen anything, and treat the figures above as a sanity check on the answer rather than as the answer. A statewide median is useful for spotting which markets deserve attention; it will mis-price an individual address in either direction.

Run any Delaware address through Resideline and you will get the local comparable set and the property's value together, in one report.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the median home price in Delaware?

The median closed sale price in Delaware is $390,000, measured across 8,602 closings Resideline tracked statewide over the last six months as of August 2026.

Which Delaware markets are most and least expensive?

Among the Delaware markets we track with the most closings, Rehoboth Beach has the highest median closed sale at $1,800,000 and Wilmington the lowest at $224,900. Rehoboth Beach's figure is measured from closings Resideline tracked over the last 12 months and Wilmington's over the last six months, so the two cover different periods.

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