New Castle County, DE Housing Market

$358,692

4.3% 1-yr

The average New Castle County, DE home value is $358,692, up 4.3% over the past year and goes to pending in around 9 days.

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Zillow Home Value Index (ZHVI), built from the ground up by measuring monthly changes in property level Zestimates, captures both the level and home values across a wide variety of geographies and housing types.

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New Castle County Key Takeaways

Typical Home Values: $358,692

1-year Value Change: +4.3%

(Data through August 31, 2025)

New Castle County Housing Market Overview

--1-year Market Forecast

1,084For sale inventory(August 31, 2025)

516New listings(August 31, 2025)

0.983Median sale to list ratio(July 31, 2025)

$333,333Median sale price(July 31, 2025)

$381,683Median list price(August 31, 2025)

30.2%Percent of sales over list price(July 31, 2025)

55.5%Percent of sales under list price(July 31, 2025)

9Median days to pending(August 31, 2025)

(Metric availability is based on market coverage and data)

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Zillow's metrics provide valuable market data by tracking market changes in different locations and housing types.

Cities in New Castle County

NameMedian ZHVI
Saint Georges--
Delaware City$290,574
Bear$410,881
Port Penn--
New Castle$277,661
Middletown$522,940
Pennsville$269,960
Newark$357,120
Odessa$361,052

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New Castle County Rental Market Trends

$1,920Average rent in New Castle County(August 31, 2025)

$2,007National average rent(August 31, 2025)

0.5%Month-over-month change(August 31, 2025)

4.4%Year-over-year change(August 31, 2025)

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The Zillow Observed Rent Index (ZORI) measures changes in asking rents over time, controlling for changes in the quality of the available rental inventory.