Selbyville, DE housing market
The typical Selbyville home is worth about $542,000, up 1.7% in a year, 34% above the Delaware typical home.
Home values, sales, trends and how Selbyville compares with the towns next door — updated as new data is published.
Selbyville at a glance
Typical home value, 2016–2026
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| January | Selbyville | Delaware |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | $337,000 | $256,000 |
| 2018 | $350,000 | $263,000 |
| 2019 | $361,000 | $271,000 |
| 2020 | $368,000 | $277,000 |
| 2021 | $404,000 | $306,000 |
| 2022 | $514,000 | $344,000 |
| 2023 | $548,000 | $370,000 |
| 2024 | $551,000 | $388,000 |
| 2025 | $542,000 | $397,000 |
| 2026 | $540,000 | $404,000 |
| August 2026 | $542,000 | $406,000 |
7.2 years of income
The typical Selbyville home costs about 7.2 years of the town's median household income, more than across Delaware (4.8 years).
How Selbyville ranks on affordability →
Home value ÷ ACS median household income.
Owners, rent & taxes
U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024.
A two-bedroom rents for about $1,560
HUD's Fair Market Rent for a two-bedroom in Selbyville is $1,560 a month, utilities included: roughly what a modest, recently rented unit costs. Renters already in Selbyville pay a median of $1,152, so moving in tends to cost more than staying put. A two-bedroom takes about 25% of the town's median household income.
Studio $1,180 · 4 bedrooms $2,420
U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, FY2026 Fair Market Rents by ZIP code (19975; 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.
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.