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Most affordable towns in Delaware

Ranked by how many years of a typical DE household income ($84,954) it takes to buy each town's median home. Lower is easier to buy in. 35 towns with 2,500+ residents.

U.S. Census ACS 2020–2024 5-year

1 Harrington 2.6 yrs $221,900 median home 2 Seaford 2.6 yrs $224,300 median home Elsmere 3 Elsmere 2.7 yrs $225,800 median home
#TownYears of incomeHome valueMedian income
1 Harrington3,838 people 2.6 yrs $221,900 $72,679
2 Seaford8,485 people 2.6 yrs $224,300 $54,016
3 Elsmere Elsmere6,203 people 2.7 yrs $225,800 $67,944
4 Map of Laurel Laurel4,152 people 2.7 yrs $230,300 $48,644
5 Map of Wilmington Wilmington71,727 people 2.7 yrs $231,400 $58,671
6 Map of Wilmington Manor Wilmington Manor8,214 people 2.8 yrs $240,600 $78,078
7 Dover Dover39,837 people 3.0 yrs $258,900 $60,199
8 Claymont8,786 people 3.3 yrs $276,600 $74,712
9 Map of Brookside Brookside15,115 people 3.3 yrs $279,700 $78,328
10 Georgetown7,660 people 3.3 yrs $281,400 $49,719
11 Map of New Castle New Castle5,579 people 3.4 yrs $285,100 $89,205
12 Edgemoor6,349 people 3.4 yrs $290,400 $59,424
13 Smyrna Smyrna13,165 people 3.4 yrs $291,400 $67,048
14 Milford12,803 people 3.5 yrs $296,900 $59,464
15 Map of Camden Camden4,106 people 3.5 yrs $300,100 $63,267
16 Bear22,370 people 3.6 yrs $304,800 $91,687
17 Highland Acres3,752 people 3.6 yrs $306,400 $102,356
18 Map of Riverview Riverview2,596 people 3.8 yrs $319,900 $93,162
19 Map of Millsboro Millsboro7,424 people 3.9 yrs $332,600 $78,707
20 Map of Pike Creek Valley Pike Creek Valley12,431 people 4.0 yrs $340,300 $102,434
21 Clayton4,222 people 4.3 yrs $361,300 $107,307
22 Glasgow Glasgow15,546 people 4.4 yrs $373,900 $113,982
23 Newark30,330 people 4.5 yrs $382,500 $76,912
24 Rising Sun-Lebanon4,163 people 4.6 yrs $389,900 $113,529
25 Bridgeville2,745 people 4.7 yrs $400,900 $64,879
26 Map of Milton Milton3,567 people 4.8 yrs $407,000 $80,875
27 Middletown Middletown24,661 people 4.8 yrs $409,600 $112,831
28 Map of Pike Creek Pike Creek7,129 people 5.0 yrs $422,500 $139,635
29 Selbyville3,097 people 5.1 yrs $432,900 $75,592
30 Townsend2,832 people 5.5 yrs $465,100 $153,000
31 Map of Ocean View Ocean View2,851 people 6.1 yrs $514,200 $91,500
32 Map of Hockessin Hockessin13,439 people 6.7 yrs $568,800 $171,204
33 North Star7,834 people 6.9 yrs $583,700 $150,733
34 Map of Lewes Lewes3,505 people 9.7 yrs $826,100 $96,393
35 Map of Greenville Greenville3,713 people 12.5 yrs $1,062,500 $142,844

How this ranking works

We divide each town’s median home value by the DE median household income ($84,954). The result is how many years of a typical paycheck it takes to buy a typical home there. Lower is more affordable. Across Delaware as a whole it’s 4.1 years.

Why not each town’s own income? That would rank wealthy towns with half-million-dollar homes as “affordable” only because their residents earn so much. One shared income answers the question people actually ask: where could a typical family afford to live?

Only towns with at least 2,500 residents are ranked; Census estimates for smaller places are too uncertain. Population and income: U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-year estimates. Town photos: Wikimedia Commons, credited on each town’s page.

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