Bethany Beach, DE housing market
The typical Bethany Beach home is worth about $934,000, up 5.1% in a year, 130% above the Delaware typical home.
Home values, sales, trends and how Bethany Beach compares with the towns next door — updated as new data is published.
Bethany Beach at a glance
Typical home value, 2016–2026
Show as a table
| January | Bethany Beach | Delaware |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | $688,000 | $256,000 |
| 2018 | $703,000 | $263,000 |
| 2019 | $704,000 | $271,000 |
| 2020 | $728,000 | $277,000 |
| 2021 | $803,000 | $306,000 |
| 2022 | $1,049,000 | $344,000 |
| 2023 | $1,093,000 | $370,000 |
| 2024 | $964,000 | $388,000 |
| 2025 | $918,000 | $397,000 |
| 2026 | $899,000 | $404,000 |
| August 2026 | $934,000 | $406,000 |
Owners, rent & taxes
U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024 · figures for a place this size carry wide margins of error.
A two-bedroom rents for about $1,630
HUD's Fair Market Rent for a two-bedroom in Bethany Beach is $1,630 a month, utilities included: roughly what a modest, recently rented unit costs. Renters already in Bethany Beach pay a median of $1,375, so moving in tends to cost more than staying put.
Studio $1,230 · 4 bedrooms $2,530
U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, FY2026 Fair Market Rents by ZIP code (19930; Sussex County, DE), weighted by land area. A Fair Market Rent is the 40th-percentile rent plus utilities for a standard unit. Median rent: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey.
Recent listings in Bethany Beach
Home values: Zillow Home Value Index (ZHVI), Zillow Research, August 2026. Sales, days on market and supply: Redfin Data Center. Income, ownership, taxes and rent: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey. Fair Market Rents: U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development. Listings link to their publishers.