Housing · Lewes
Lewes, DE housing market
The typical Lewes home is worth about $587,000, about the same as a year ago, 45% above the Delaware typical home.
Home values, sales, trends and how Lewes compares with the towns next door — updated as new data is published.
The market right now
Lewes at a glance
Typical home value
$587K
▲ 0.3% in a year · Zillow
Ten-year trend
Typical home value, 2016–2026
LewesDelaware
Show as a table
| January | Lewes | Delaware |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | $381,000 | $256,000 |
| 2018 | $397,000 | $263,000 |
| 2019 | $410,000 | $271,000 |
| 2020 | $420,000 | $277,000 |
| 2021 | $460,000 | $306,000 |
| 2022 | $560,000 | $344,000 |
| 2023 | $586,000 | $370,000 |
| 2024 | $584,000 | $388,000 |
| 2025 | $593,000 | $397,000 |
| 2026 | $589,000 | $404,000 |
| August 2026 | $587,000 | $406,000 |
Affordability
6.1 years of income
The typical Lewes home costs about 6.1 years of the town's median household income, more than across Delaware (4.8 years).
How Lewes ranks on affordability →
Home value ÷ ACS median household income.
The homes
Owners, rent & taxes
Homeownership
87.1%
Delaware: 73%
Median tax bill
$2,027
Delaware: $1,768
Median rent
$381
Delaware: $1,401
Typical home built
1991
Delaware: 1987
U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024.
On the market
Recent listings in Lewes
Listed in the past 60 days. Each opens on the listing site.
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.