The story of this market
The typical home in ZIP 19717 sells for about $363,750, or $193 per square foot.
Prices are up +4% from a year ago, so sellers still have some momentum. Homes take about 12 days to sell, which is fast. HUD's fair market rent for a two-bedroom is $1,600 a month.
ZIP 19717 — Newark
The Wilmington market shows a balanced environment with a median sale price of $363,750 as of August 2026. Inventory levels are rising, and the market maintains a 100% sale-to-list ratio, indicating steady demand despite slight fluctuations in monthly sales volume.
Median prices moved up 4.0% year over year.
Homes spend a median of 12 days on market with 0.3 months of supply — a fast-moving market.
45% of listings have cut prices · homes sell at 100% of asking — demand is holding steady.
no recorded foreclosure-ledger notices (0.0 per 10,000 residents) · unemployment 9.4% · poverty 18.5% — a mixed stability profile.
versus the prior ACS vintage
ZCTA 19717, New Castle County DE
Composed from the ARED governance burden registry — tier-native tax structure (state + county + city + special districts), never averaged. State (Delaware) — Agricultural Lands Preservation and Farmland Assessment Act Exemption: Qualifying land is valued based on its agricultural use productivity capability rather than fair market value, substantially reducing the taxable assessed baseline. State (Delaware) — Senior School Property Tax Credit and Elderly/Disability Exemption Framework: Provides a partial credit/exemption against property taxes. Under the Senior School Property Tax Credit (14 Del. C. § 1919), qualifying seniors receive a tax credit up to 50% of the school property tax up to a statutory dollar cap (e.g., $500 max). At the county level (e.g. State (Delaware) — County Assessment Ratio and Ad Valorem Property Taxation Structure: Delaware levies property taxes at county, municipal, and school district levels (the state itself levies no state-level property tax).
Data retrieved from census.gov ZCTA-level tables.
- Great Wolf Lodge | Perryville418.1 mi
- Plumpton Park Zoo4.512.9 mi
- The Oasis Family Fun Center4.518.4 mi
- Sky Zone Trampoline Park4.25.3 mi
- Frightland4.212.8 mi
- Schaefer's Canal House4.511.5 mi
- Di Paolo's Italian Ristorante4.615.6 mi
- Delaware Stadium4.62.1 mi
- DuPont Country Club4.612.3 mi
- AMC DINE-IN Painters Crossing 94.117.3 mi
- Delaware Park Casino44.9 mi
- Winterthur Museum, Garden & Library4.711.1 mi
- Delaware Memorial Bridge4.412.7 mi
- Lums Pond State Park4.78.6 mi
- Main Event Newark46.2 mi
- Winterthur Museum, Garden & Library4.711.1 mi
- Brandywine Museum of Art4.715.2 mi
- Nemours Estate4.812.2 mi
- Rodney Square4.111.9 mi
- Delaware Children's Museum4.611 mi
- Lums Pond State Park4.78.6 mi
- Brandywine Zoo4.212 mi
- Plumpton Park Zoo4.512.9 mi
- Calvert Regional Park4.711.4 mi
- Mt. Cuba Center4.88.9 mi
- Summit North Marina Inc4.310.3 mi
- Bohemia Bay Yacht Harbour4.815.9 mi
- Craft Haven Campground & Marina4.716.4 mi
- Anchor Marina Inc.4.612.1 mi
- Triton Marina4.410.4 mi
- Inniscrone Golf Club3.98.6 mi
- Deerfield4.61.9 mi
- White Clay Creek Country Club4.44.7 mi
- Rock Manor Golf Course4.212.9 mi
- Chesapeake Bay Golf Club4.512.5 mi
- Christiana Mall4.55.8 mi
- New Castle Farmers Market4.48.6 mi
- Newark Farmers Market4.63.9 mi
- Milburn Orchards4.63.3 mi
- Marshalls & HomeGoods4.36.1 mi
- Philadelphia International Airport3.830.1 mi
- Wilmington Airport4.38.1 mi
- Local Tavern (Terminal F Hub)3.330.6 mi
- Cibo Bistro & Wine Bar3.430.2 mi
- Independence Prime2.830.1 mi
Theme parks, venues, golf, airports, museums, water and shopping across the area from Google Maps, ranked by popularity within the radius shown.
Key-figure check: no independent anchor retained yet — first-researched cycles establish the anchor baseline this pass.