Bethel, DE housing market
The typical Bethel home is worth about $361,000, down 1.2% in a year, 11% below the Delaware typical home.
Home values, sales, trends and how Bethel compares with the towns next door — updated as new data is published.
Bethel at a glance
Typical home value, 2018–2026
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| January | Bethel | Delaware |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | $235,000 | $271,000 |
| 2020 | $241,000 | $277,000 |
| 2021 | $284,000 | $306,000 |
| 2022 | $338,000 | $344,000 |
| 2023 | $350,000 | $370,000 |
| 2024 | $344,000 | $388,000 |
| 2025 | $356,000 | $397,000 |
| 2026 | $366,000 | $404,000 |
| August 2026 | $361,000 | $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 $1,260
HUD's Fair Market Rent for a two-bedroom in Bethel is $1,260 a month, utilities included: roughly what a modest, recently rented unit costs.
Studio $930 · 4 bedrooms $1,980
U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, FY2026 Fair Market Rents by ZIP code (19931; 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.
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.