Lincoln, DE housing market
The typical Lincoln home is worth about $361,000, up 1.1% in a year, 11% below the Delaware typical home.
Home values, sales, trends and how Lincoln compares with the towns next door — updated as new data is published.
Lincoln at a glance
Typical home value, 2016–2026
Show as a table
| January | Lincoln | Delaware |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | $194,000 | $256,000 |
| 2018 | $200,000 | $263,000 |
| 2019 | $206,000 | $271,000 |
| 2020 | $224,000 | $277,000 |
| 2021 | $253,000 | $306,000 |
| 2022 | $296,000 | $344,000 |
| 2023 | $323,000 | $370,000 |
| 2024 | $347,000 | $388,000 |
| 2025 | $359,000 | $397,000 |
| 2026 | $359,000 | $404,000 |
| August 2026 | $361,000 | $406,000 |
3.4 years of income
The typical Lincoln home costs about 3.4 years of the town's median household income, less than across Delaware (4.8 years).
Home value ÷ ACS median household income.
Owners, rent & taxes
U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024.
A two-bedroom rents for about $1,480
HUD's Fair Market Rent for a two-bedroom in Lincoln is $1,480 a month, utilities included: roughly what a modest, recently rented unit costs. A two-bedroom takes about 16% of the town's median household income.
Studio $1,120 · 4 bedrooms $2,300
U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, FY2026 Fair Market Rents by ZIP code (19960; 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 Lincoln
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.