Housing · Laurel
Laurel, DE housing market
The typical Laurel home is worth about $314,000, up 1.2% in a year, 23% below the Delaware typical home.
Home values, sales, trends and how Laurel compares with the towns next door — updated as new data is published.
The market right now
Laurel at a glance
Typical home value
$314K
▲ 1.2% in a year · Zillow
Ten-year trend
Typical home value, 2016–2026
LaurelDelaware
Show as a table
| January | Laurel | Delaware |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | $191,000 | $256,000 |
| 2018 | $197,000 | $263,000 |
| 2019 | $199,000 | $271,000 |
| 2020 | $218,000 | $277,000 |
| 2021 | $248,000 | $306,000 |
| 2022 | $285,000 | $344,000 |
| 2023 | $299,000 | $370,000 |
| 2024 | $302,000 | $388,000 |
| 2025 | $315,000 | $397,000 |
| 2026 | $313,000 | $404,000 |
| August 2026 | $314,000 | $406,000 |
Affordability
6.4 years of income
The typical Laurel home costs about 6.4 years of the town's median household income, more than across Delaware (4.8 years).
How Laurel ranks on affordability →
Home value ÷ ACS median household income.
The homes
Owners, rent & taxes
Homeownership
39.6%
Delaware: 73%
Median tax bill
$1,236
Delaware: $1,768
Median rent
$1,056
Delaware: $1,401
Typical home built
1970
Delaware: 1987
U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024.
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. Listings link to their publishers.