Dewey Beach, DE housing market
The typical Dewey Beach home is worth about $1,151,000, up 10.8% in a year, 183% above the Delaware typical home.
Home values, sales, trends and how Dewey Beach compares with the towns next door — updated as new data is published.
Dewey Beach at a glance
Typical home value, 2016–2026
Show as a table
| January | Dewey Beach | Delaware |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | $711,000 | $256,000 |
| 2018 | $767,000 | $263,000 |
| 2019 | $789,000 | $271,000 |
| 2020 | $819,000 | $277,000 |
| 2021 | $972,000 | $306,000 |
| 2022 | $1,304,000 | $344,000 |
| 2023 | $1,361,000 | $370,000 |
| 2024 | $1,140,000 | $388,000 |
| 2025 | $1,117,000 | $397,000 |
| 2026 | $1,073,000 | $404,000 |
| August 2026 | $1,151,000 | $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 $1,600
HUD's Fair Market Rent for a two-bedroom in Dewey Beach is $1,600 a month, utilities included: roughly what a modest, recently rented unit costs. Renters already in Dewey Beach pay a median of $2,536.
Studio $1,210 · 4 bedrooms $2,480
U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, FY2026 Fair Market Rents by ZIP code (19971; 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 Dewey 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.