The story of this market
The typical home in ZIP 19720 sells for about $352,500, or $265 per square foot.
Prices are up +8.29% from a year ago, so sellers still have some momentum. Homes take about 58 days to sell. HUD's fair market rent for a two-bedroom is $1,363 a month.
ZIP 19720 — New Castle
The 19720 housing market reflects broader New Castle County trends with moderate price appreciation and steady demand. Inventory remains constrained, supporting a competitive environment for entry-level and mid-range residential properties.
Median prices moved up 8.3% year over year.
Homes spend a median of 58 days on market with 4.2 months of supply — a fast-moving market.
15% of listings have cut prices · homes sell at 98.5% of asking — demand is running ahead of supply.
no recorded foreclosure-ledger notices (0.0 per 10,000 residents) · unemployment 3.7% · poverty 10.9% — a stable, low-distress profile.
versus the prior ACS vintage
ZCTA 19720, 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 data.census.gov ZCTA 19720 profile.
- The Oasis Family Fun Center4.518.2 mi
- Sky Zone Trampoline Park4.28.1 mi
- Frightland4.27.7 mi
- Urban Air Trampoline and Adventure Park44.6 mi
- Bette's Family Fun Center4.518.2 mi
- Subaru Park4.618.1 mi
- Schaefer's Canal House4.513.4 mi
- Di Paolo's Italian Ristorante4.69.6 mi
- Delaware Stadium4.68.3 mi
- DuPont Country Club4.611 mi
- Delaware Park Casino46.3 mi
- Delaware Memorial Bridge4.45.7 mi
- Winterthur Museum, Garden & Library4.712 mi
- Cowtown Farmers Market4.412 mi
- Lums Pond State Park4.78.3 mi
- Winterthur Museum, Garden & Library4.712 mi
- Brandywine Museum of Art4.716.5 mi
- Nemours Estate4.810.2 mi
- Rodney Square4.18.3 mi
- Delaware Children's Museum4.67.4 mi
- Lums Pond State Park4.78.3 mi
- Brandywine Zoo4.29 mi
- New Castle Battery Park4.72.5 mi
- Mt. Cuba Center4.811.1 mi
- Brandywine Creek State Park4.812.1 mi
- Summit North Marina Inc4.38.1 mi
- Bohemia Bay Yacht Harbour4.818.8 mi
- Anchor Marina Inc.4.618.7 mi
- Triton Marina4.414.7 mi
- Delaware City Marina4.54.1 mi
- Deerfield4.610.1 mi
- White Clay Creek Country Club4.45.9 mi
- Rock Manor Golf Course4.210.1 mi
- White Clay Creek State Park4.711.1 mi
- Patriots Glen National Golf Club3.811.2 mi
- Christiana Mall4.54.3 mi
- New Castle Farmers Market4.42.4 mi
- Cowtown Farmers Market4.412 mi
- Newark Farmers Market4.67 mi
- Marshalls & HomeGoods4.33.8 mi
- Philadelphia International Airport3.825.1 mi
- Wilmington Airport4.33.3 mi
- Local Tavern (Terminal F Hub)3.325.7 mi
- Cibo Bistro & Wine Bar3.425.2 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.