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Delaware Real Estate: Prices, Yield & Risk

Name: Delaware
Address: US

Delaware aggregates verified prices, gross rental yield and FEMA hazard risk across its countys. Figures below are area averages — use the index to drill into any county.

Area analytics

Median Sale · area avg

$438,678

YoY+0.4%

avg of 153 priced neighborhoods

Gross Rental Yield

5.4%

Listed rent · ZORI annualized

area average

Liquidity

Low

31 / 100

Red Flag Index

67 / 100Riskier than 82%
of U.S. states

High risk

Redfin / Zillow — area price & rentFEMA National Risk Index v1.20FBI UCR — state crimeEPA — radon zonesUS Census ACS / TIGER 2024

Delaware by County

Every county in Delaware, ranked by price, yield, hazard risk, liquidity and schools. Click any row to drill down.

Name	Median $	Yield	Risk	Liquidity	Schools
Sussex CountyCounty	$569,640	4.5%	71	36	72
New Castle CountyCounty	$403,355	5.9%	63	29	48
Kent CountyCounty	$352,355	5.9%	75	30	62

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Delaware Safety, Radon & Schools

Delaware Crime Trend

FBI UCR

20132024

All crimes / 1k

Violent / 1k

Year	Crimes / 1k	Violent / 1k	YoY
2024	21.1	3.6	-8.3%
2023	23.3	3.9	-0.2%
2022	23.8	3.9	+4.7%

Buying Property in Delaware as a Foreigner

Federal & Delaware tax facts for non-resident buyers, plus the latest market news.

Buying as a Foreigner

US Tax & Ownership

Applies to everyone7

Capital Gains (Federal)

Long-term capital gains taxed federally at 0/15/20%, plus a 3.8% Net Investment Income Tax on higher incomes (2026).

Property Tax

Property tax: ~0.51% average effective rate (statewide average; set and collected locally).

State Income Tax

State income tax up to 6.6%; rental income is taxed at these rates.

State Capital Gains

Capital gains are taxed as ordinary income at state rates.

Transfer Tax

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Delaware by County

Every county in Delaware, ranked by price, yield, hazard risk, liquidity and schools. Click any row to drill down.

Sussex CountyCounty

$569,640

4.5%

New Castle CountyCounty

$403,355

5.9%

Kent CountyCounty

$352,355