The story of this market
The typical home in ZIP 19973 sells for about $355,000, or $218 per square foot.
Prices are up +2.5% 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 $1,135 a month.
ZIP 19973 — Seaford
The 19973 housing market in Seaford, Delaware, is currently characterized as a buyer's market with a median listing price of $355,000. Sales are generally closing at asking price, reflecting a balanced negotiation environment between buyers and sellers. Market activity remains stable with moderate inventory levels.
Median prices moved up 2.5% year over year.
Homes spend a median of 45 days on market with 4.2 months of supply — a fast-moving market.
15% of listings have cut prices · homes sell at 100% of asking — demand is running ahead of supply.
no recorded foreclosure-ledger notices (0.0 per 10,000 residents) · unemployment 8.9% · poverty 16.7% — a mixed stability profile.
versus the prior ACS vintage
ZCTA 19973, Seaford, Delaware
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 mean travel time to work for residents in this ZIP code is approximately 29.2 minutes.
Data retrieved from Census Reporter and data.census.gov profiles for ZCTA 19973.
- Altitude Trampoline Park - Delmar4.412.6 mi
- CoCo's Funhouse4.717.8 mi
- Trap Pond State Park4.710.9 mi
- Sports at the Beach3.616.7 mi
- Arthur W Perdue Stadium4.618.2 mi
- Heritage Shores4.47.2 mi
- Brew River Seafood House and Dock Bar4.117.6 mi
- Altitude Trampoline Park - Delmar4.412.6 mi
- Bryan's Bowling Center4.56.3 mi
- Phillips Landing Park4.64 mi
- Federalsburg Marina and Recreation Park4.58.4 mi
- Baldcypress Nature Center4.710.9 mi
- Trap Pond State Park4.710.9 mi
- Phillips Landing Park4.64 mi
- Federalsburg Marina and Recreation Park4.58.4 mi
- Baldcypress Nature Center4.710.9 mi
- Roger C. Fisher Laurel River Park4.45.6 mi
- Hooper's Landing Golf Course4.31.8 mi
- Route 13 Market4.17 mi
- Laurel Junction Flea Market4.15.6 mi
- Antique Alley of Bridgeville LLC4.78.6 mi
- Dutch Country Market4.66.9 mi
- T.S. Smith Orchard Point Market4.69.5 mi
- Salisbury Regional Airport4.320.6 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.