The story of this market
The typical home in ZIP 19960 sells for about $565,000, or $265 per square foot.
Prices are up +4.2% from a year ago, so sellers still have some momentum. Homes take about 45 days to sell. HUD's fair market rent for a two-bedroom is $1,288 a month.
ZIP 19960 — Lincoln
The Lincoln, DE housing market shows steady appreciation driven by limited inventory and demand for larger residential lots. While the median home value remains accessible compared to regional averages, recent sales indicate a shift toward higher price points for newer construction. Market conditions remain stable with moderate days on market and consistent buyer interest.
This area primarily attracts family buyers and those seeking a rural-suburban lifestyle with more space compared to nearby coastal or urban centers.
Median prices moved up 4.2% year over year.
Homes spend a median of 45 days on market with 6.5 months of supply — a balanced-paced 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 4.3% · poverty 9.7% — a stable, low-distress profile.
Researched annual trajectory for this ZIP, from published historical series
Solid: researched ten-year history · dotted: 1 / 3 / 5-year projection extended from the historical 7.3%/yr trend — a deterministic estimate, not a published forecast or guarantee.
Median annual property tax paid on this ZIP's residential parcels
Solid: researched ten-year history · dotted: 1 / 3 / 5-year projection extended from the historical 4.9%/yr trend — a deterministic estimate, not a published forecast or guarantee.
versus the prior ACS vintage
ZCTA 19960, Sussex 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 Bureau ZCTA-level profiles.
- Killens Pond State Park4.611.3 mi
- Jungle Jim's4.519.1 mi
- Killens Pond Water Park4.311.3 mi
- Shell We Bounce Trampoline Park4.414.2 mi
- White Water Mountain4.216.5 mi
- Cape Henlopen State Park4.816.9 mi
- Harrington Raceway & Casino4.29.9 mi
- Delaware State Fair4.39.6 mi
- Schellville Village4.618.5 mi
- Sports at the Beach3.611.5 mi
- DE Turf Sports Complex4.49.5 mi
- Harrington Raceway & Casino4.29.9 mi
- Milford Movies 94.65.1 mi
- Sports at the Beach3.611.5 mi
- Killens Pond Water Park4.311.3 mi
- Air Mobility Command Museum4.917.9 mi
- The Brush Factory on Kings4.615.4 mi
- Fort Miles Historical Area4.717.7 mi
- John Dickinson Plantation4.516.7 mi
- Zwaanendael Museum4.515.3 mi
- Killens Pond State Park4.611.3 mi
- Sports at the Beach3.611.5 mi
- Prime Hook National Wildlife Refuge4.78.5 mi
- Killens Pond State Park Campground Entrance4.510.6 mi
- Browns Branch County Park4.68.7 mi
- Lewes Yacht Club4.614 mi
- West Bay4.619.9 mi
- The Rookery Golf Course4.38.1 mi
- Stenger’s Shamrock Farms Par 3 Golf Course4.75.9 mi
- Byler's Store in Harrington4.610 mi
- Gigante International Market43.8 mi
- i.g. Burton BMW of Milford4.75.9 mi
- Elmer's Market4.412.5 mi
- Dollar General4.210.9 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.