The story of this market
The typical home in ZIP 19903 sells for about $375,000, or $195 per square foot.
Prices are up +6.4% from a year ago, so sellers still have some momentum. Homes take about 53 days to sell. HUD's fair market rent for a two-bedroom is $1,629 a month.
ZIP 19903 — Dover
The Dover housing market is currently characterized as a seller's market with limited inventory and rising prices. Median home values have seen year-over-year growth, driven by steady demand in the state capital region.
The market is currently a seller's market, attracting a mix of local residents and those seeking proximity to the state capital's employment base.
Median prices moved up 6.4% year over year.
Homes spend a median of 53 days on market with 0.2 months of supply — a fast-moving market.
0% of listings have cut prices · homes sell at 0% of asking — demand is holding steady.
no recorded foreclosure-ledger notices (0.0 per 10,000 residents) — a stable, low-distress profile.
ZCTA 19903, Kent County DE
The area is served by public schools with an average rating of 4 out of 10 by GreatSchools.
Dover serves as the state capital and a regional hub for government and healthcare employment.
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).
The economy is anchored by state government operations, healthcare, and education sectors.
Data not available via standard ACS ZCTA tables for this specific ZIP.
- Killens Pond State Park4.611.9 mi
- Killens Pond Water Park4.311.8 mi
- Chuck E. Cheese42.4 mi
- Xbos4.111 mi
- Bally's Dover Casino Resort4.22.2 mi
- Dover Motor Speedway4.52.2 mi
- Harrington Raceway & Casino4.217.2 mi
- Delaware State Fair4.317.6 mi
- 301 Devils Playground Haunted Attraction4.620 mi
- Dover Motor Speedway4.52.2 mi
- DE Turf Sports Complex4.411.9 mi
- Spence's Bazaar4.50.5 mi
- Air Mobility Command Museum4.94.5 mi
- Killens Pond Water Park4.311.8 mi
- Legislative Hall-Delaware's State Capitol4.40.2 mi
- Air Mobility Command Museum4.94.5 mi
- Biggs Museum of American Art4.60.1 mi
- John Dickinson Plantation4.55.5 mi
- The Old State House4.50.1 mi
- Killens Pond State Park4.611.9 mi
- Bombay Hook National Wildlife Refuge4.87.8 mi
- Brecknock County Park4.72.5 mi
- Silver Lake Park4.40.6 mi
- Killens Pond State Park Campground Entrance4.512.7 mi
- Higbee's Marina4.819.8 mi
- Maple Dale Country Club4.42.9 mi
- Jonathan's Landing Public Golf & Event Venue4.35.3 mi
- Garrisons Lake Golf Club3.67.6 mi
- Dover Mall3.92.6 mi
- Fifer's Farm Store & Kitchen4.73.7 mi
- Byler's Store in Dover4.74.2 mi
- Spence's Bazaar4.50.5 mi
- Kohl's4.21 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.