The story of this market
The typical home in ZIP 19938 sells for about $408,379, or $205 per square foot.
Prices are up +26.2% from a year ago, so sellers still have some momentum. Homes take about 18 days to sell, which is fast. HUD's fair market rent for a two-bedroom is $1,582 a month.
ZIP 19938 — Clayton
The 19938 housing market in Clayton, Delaware, shows significant year-over-year price appreciation of 26.2% with a median sale price of $408,379. Market activity remains localized, and investors are advised to exercise caution due to the specific entry price points and competitive landscape.
Median prices moved up 26.2% year over year.
Homes spend a median of 18 days on market with 0.0 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) · unemployment 2.1% · poverty 6.0% — a stable, low-distress profile.
ZCTA 19938, Kent 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 sourced from US Census Bureau and ACS profiles for ZCTA 19938.
- Frightland4.219.5 mi
- Chuck E. Cheese49.6 mi
- Xbos4.15.7 mi
- Novus Escape Room - Middletown Delaware4.514.6 mi
- Bally's Dover Casino Resort4.29.9 mi
- Dover Motor Speedway4.510.1 mi
- Frightland4.219.5 mi
- Bohemia Manor Farm4.517.4 mi
- 301 Devils Playground Haunted Attraction4.68.7 mi
- Dover Motor Speedway4.510.1 mi
- Spence's Bazaar4.511.5 mi
- Harvest Ridge Winery4.711.7 mi
- Brecknock County Park4.712.5 mi
- Silver Lake Park4.411.2 mi
- Legislative Hall-Delaware's State Capitol4.411.7 mi
- Air Mobility Command Museum4.915.9 mi
- Biggs Museum of American Art4.611.5 mi
- John Dickinson Plantation4.516.9 mi
- Mount Harmon Plantation4.715.5 mi
- Brecknock County Park4.712.5 mi
- Silver Lake Park4.411.2 mi
- Charles E. Price Memorial Park4.712.5 mi
- Big Oak County Park4.76.7 mi
- Blackbird State Forest4.77 mi
- Skipjack Cove Marina4.313 mi
- Bohemia Bay Yacht Harbour4.819.4 mi
- Georgetown Yacht Haven4.112.3 mi
- Sassafras Harbor Marina4.412.6 mi
- Chestertown Marina LLC4.619.6 mi
- St. Anne's Golf Links4.111.9 mi
- Maple Dale Country Club4.48.6 mi
- Garrisons Lake Golf Club3.65.9 mi
- Dover Mall3.99.5 mi
- Fifer's Farm Store & Kitchen4.711.3 mi
- Byler's Store in Dover4.78.4 mi
- Spence's Bazaar4.511.5 mi
- Kohl's4.211.2 mi
- Wilmington Airport4.330.1 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.