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Delaware

3 counties with an index · 3 metro and micro areas · 52 ZIP codes · 12 permit-issuing places · 1,059,952 residents (2025 est.)

FHFA quarterly index through 2026 Q2Annual index 1975–2025Permits through August 2026
FHFA all-transactions house price index for Delaware, quarterly from 1975 to 2026 Q2, with the national index rebased to the same start and NBER recessions shadedRecession 1973–75Recession 1980Recession 1981–82Recession 1990–91Recession 2001Recession 2007–09Recession 202005001,0001,50019801990200020102020United States2026: 782
Delaware (100 = first year)United States, rebased to the same startNBER recession

FHFA notes: The FHFA HPI is a broad measure of the movement of single-family house prices. The FHFA HPI is a weighted, repeat-sales index, meaning that it measures average price changes in repeat sales or refinancings on the same properties. The line is FHFA's standard quarterly all-transactions index; the comparison table uses FHFA's annual state index from the same family. The index does not give a dollar value for any home.

Delaware's FHFA house price index starts in 1975. Through 2025 it has risen +762.1%; over the ten years to 2025 the rise was +74.2% (+5.7% a year), below the national +85.0%.

The quarterly index through 2026 Q2 is +4.0% on a year earlier and +1.1% on the quarter; nationally +3.0% and +1.1%.

The index peaked in 2007, fell −20.9% to 2012 and regained the peak in 2021; the national index fell −21.3% over 2007–2012.

6,477 housing units were authorised in Delaware in the 12 months to August 2026, 6.1 per 1,000 residents against 4.1 nationally; that is +2.0% on the previous 12 months. 3 counties, 3 metro and micro areas, 52 ZIP codes and 12 permit-issuing places in the state have their own pages.

+4.0%year to 2026 Q2, quarterly indexUS +3.0%
+3.2%1 year, 2024–2025US +2.8%
+50.7%5 yearsUS +47.0%
+74.2%10 years+5.7% a year annualised
+160.6%since 2000US +158.3%
6,477units permitted, 12 months6.1 per 1,000 residents · US 4.1

Same span, state and nation

Change in the FHFA indexDelawareUnited States
1 year (2024–2025)+3.2%+2.8%
5 years (2020–2025)+50.7%+47.0%
10 years (2015–2025)+74.2%+85.0%
20 years (2005–2025)+62.3%+79.1%
Since 2000+160.6%+158.3%
Since 1975+762.1%+960.7%
10-year annualised+5.7%+6.3%
20-year annualised+2.5%+3.0%

Decade by decade

DecadeChangeUnited States
1980s (1980–1990)+111.2%+68.2%
1990s (1990–2000)+16.6%+33.9%
2000s (2000–2010)+54.7%+29.7%
2010s (2010–2020)+11.8%+35.5%
2020s so far (2020–2025)+50.7%+47.0%

FHFA reports each index with a value of 100 in its base period, the first year the area has enough transactions (1975 here). A decade's change is the index at the end of the decade divided by the index at the start, so it does not depend on the base year; the United States column covers the same years. Decades before 1975 are not shown.

Peak-to-low declines

PeakLowDeclinePeak regained
20072012−20.9%2021

Purchase-only index

FHFA also publishes a purchase-only index, built from sales prices alone (no refinance appraisals). It starts in 1991 and is drawn here on its own base.

FHFA purchase-only house price index for Delaware, quarterly, with the national purchase-only index rebased to the same startRecession 1990–91Recession 2001Recession 2007–09Recession 202001002003004005001995200020052010201520202025United States, purchase-only2026: 349
Delaware, purchase-only (100 = first year)United States, purchase-only, rebased to the same startNBER recession

Counties

Ranked by ten-year change in FHFA's annual county index to 2025. Permits are housing units authorised in the 12 months to August 2026.

County1 year10 yearsSince 2000Units, 12 monthsPer 1,000Index through
Sussex County+5.3%+85.1%+207.1%3,62113.12025
Kent County+2.5%+77.2%+152.9%1,3206.82025
New Castle County+2.8%+71.7%+157.8%1,5362.62025

Metro and micropolitan areas

Areas with any county in Delaware; multi-state areas appear under each of their states.

AreaType1 year10 yearsYear to 2026 Q2Units, 12 months
Seaford, DEMicro+5.3%+85.1%—3,621
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MDMetro+4.7%+79.6%—14,628
Dover, DEMetro+2.5%+77.2%+3.7%1,320

Building permits

Housing units authorised in Delaware by month, latest 60 months05001,000Sep 2021: 601 units (567 single-family, 34 in multi-unit buildings)Sep 2021Oct 2021: 607 units (582 single-family, 25 in multi-unit buildings)Nov 2021: 702 units (517 single-family, 185 in multi-unit buildings)Dec 2021: 564 units (528 single-family, 36 in multi-unit buildings)Jan 2022: 586 units (548 single-family, 38 in multi-unit buildings)Feb 2022: 564 units (528 single-family, 36 in multi-unit buildings)Mar 2022: 623 units (601 single-family, 22 in multi-unit buildings)Apr 2022: 538 units (503 single-family, 35 in multi-unit buildings)May 2022: 606 units (582 single-family, 24 in multi-unit buildings)Jun 2022: 549 units (524 single-family, 25 in multi-unit buildings)Jul 2022: 435 units (402 single-family, 33 in multi-unit buildings)Aug 2022: 595 units (556 single-family, 39 in multi-unit buildings)Sep 2022: 405 units (385 single-family, 20 in multi-unit buildings)Sep 2022Oct 2022: 580 units (447 single-family, 133 in multi-unit buildings)Nov 2022: 498 units (346 single-family, 152 in multi-unit buildings)Dec 2022: 404 units (367 single-family, 37 in multi-unit buildings)Jan 2023: 412 units (339 single-family, 73 in multi-unit buildings)Feb 2023: 356 units (340 single-family, 16 in multi-unit buildings)Mar 2023: 536 units (480 single-family, 56 in multi-unit buildings)Apr 2023: 471 units (424 single-family, 47 in multi-unit buildings)May 2023: 642 units (550 single-family, 92 in multi-unit buildings)Jun 2023: 632 units (551 single-family, 81 in multi-unit buildings)Jul 2023: 536 units (428 single-family, 108 in multi-unit buildings)Aug 2023: 662 units (502 single-family, 160 in multi-unit buildings)Sep 2023: 468 units (429 single-family, 39 in multi-unit buildings)Sep 2023Oct 2023: 586 units (550 single-family, 36 in multi-unit buildings)Nov 2023: 475 units (454 single-family, 21 in multi-unit buildings)Dec 2023: 881 units (414 single-family, 467 in multi-unit buildings)Jan 2024: 621 units (445 single-family, 176 in multi-unit buildings)Feb 2024: 548 units (525 single-family, 23 in multi-unit buildings)Mar 2024: 596 units (556 single-family, 40 in multi-unit buildings)Apr 2024: 482 units (467 single-family, 15 in multi-unit buildings)May 2024: 568 units (518 single-family, 50 in multi-unit buildings)Jun 2024: 579 units (467 single-family, 112 in multi-unit buildings)Jul 2024: 465 units (453 single-family, 12 in multi-unit buildings)Aug 2024: 532 units (491 single-family, 41 in multi-unit buildings)Sep 2024: 399 units (353 single-family, 46 in multi-unit buildings)Sep 2024Oct 2024: 540 units (472 single-family, 68 in multi-unit buildings)Nov 2024: 476 units (452 single-family, 24 in multi-unit buildings)Dec 2024: 596 units (372 single-family, 224 in multi-unit buildings)Jan 2025: 401 units (385 single-family, 16 in multi-unit buildings)Feb 2025: 600 units (452 single-family, 148 in multi-unit buildings)Mar 2025: 514 units (426 single-family, 88 in multi-unit buildings)Apr 2025: 533 units (481 single-family, 52 in multi-unit buildings)May 2025: 596 units (448 single-family, 148 in multi-unit buildings)Jun 2025: 617 units (517 single-family, 100 in multi-unit buildings)Jul 2025: 601 units (469 single-family, 132 in multi-unit buildings)Aug 2025: 480 units (422 single-family, 58 in multi-unit buildings)Sep 2025: 479 units (389 single-family, 90 in multi-unit buildings)Sep 2025Oct 2025: 416 units (397 single-family, 19 in multi-unit buildings)Nov 2025: 364 units (339 single-family, 25 in multi-unit buildings)Dec 2025: 635 units (520 single-family, 115 in multi-unit buildings)Jan 2026: 570 units (347 single-family, 223 in multi-unit buildings)Feb 2026: 397 units (339 single-family, 58 in multi-unit buildings)Mar 2026: 639 units (531 single-family, 108 in multi-unit buildings)Apr 2026: 514 units (461 single-family, 53 in multi-unit buildings)May 2026: 607 units (517 single-family, 90 in multi-unit buildings)Jun 2026: 667 units (553 single-family, 114 in multi-unit buildings)Jul 2026: 607 units (508 single-family, 99 in multi-unit buildings)Aug 2026: 582 units (498 single-family, 84 in multi-unit buildings)

Housing units authorised in Delaware by month, latest 60 monthssingle-family2+ unit buildings

Housing units authorised in Delaware by year, 1995–202505,00010,0001995: 4,608 units (4,252 single-family, 356 in multi-unit buildings)19951996: 4,370 units (4,218 single-family, 152 in multi-unit buildings)1997: 4,732 units (4,080 single-family, 652 in multi-unit buildings)1998: 5,287 units (4,649 single-family, 638 in multi-unit buildings)1999: 5,285 units (4,822 single-family, 463 in multi-unit buildings)2000: 4,611 units (3,915 single-family, 696 in multi-unit buildings)20002001: 4,814 units (4,425 single-family, 389 in multi-unit buildings)2002: 6,331 units (6,051 single-family, 280 in multi-unit buildings)2003: 7,760 units (6,748 single-family, 1,012 in multi-unit buildings)2004: 7,858 units (7,532 single-family, 326 in multi-unit buildings)2005: 8,195 units (6,715 single-family, 1,480 in multi-unit buildings)20052006: 6,504 units (5,015 single-family, 1,489 in multi-unit buildings)2007: 5,291 units (4,403 single-family, 888 in multi-unit buildings)2008: 3,346 units (2,680 single-family, 666 in multi-unit buildings)2009: 3,156 units (2,676 single-family, 480 in multi-unit buildings)2010: 3,072 units (2,673 single-family, 399 in multi-unit buildings)20102011: 2,954 units (2,441 single-family, 513 in multi-unit buildings)2012: 4,091 units (2,890 single-family, 1,201 in multi-unit buildings)2013: 4,827 units (3,759 single-family, 1,068 in multi-unit buildings)2014: 5,194 units (4,144 single-family, 1,050 in multi-unit buildings)2015: 5,221 units (4,239 single-family, 982 in multi-unit buildings)20152016: 5,804 units (4,687 single-family, 1,117 in multi-unit buildings)2017: 6,601 units (5,218 single-family, 1,383 in multi-unit buildings)2018: 6,003 units (5,472 single-family, 531 in multi-unit buildings)2019: 6,539 units (5,573 single-family, 966 in multi-unit buildings)2020: 8,455 units (7,101 single-family, 1,354 in multi-unit buildings)20202021: 8,500 units (7,261 single-family, 1,239 in multi-unit buildings)2022: 6,417 units (5,855 single-family, 562 in multi-unit buildings)2023: 5,765 units (4,684 single-family, 1,081 in multi-unit buildings)2024: 7,141 units (6,236 single-family, 905 in multi-unit buildings)2025: 6,468 units (5,422 single-family, 1,046 in multi-unit buildings)2025

Housing units authorised in Delaware by year, 1995–2025single-family2+ unit buildings

Single-family share of the latest 12 months: 83% (63% nationally). Since 1995: 175,200 units.

Year by year

Each year's index change and permits, with every county's figures for that year.

YearDelaware indexUS indexUnits permittedSingle-family
2025+3.2%+2.8%6,4685,422
2024+6.8%+4.9%7,1416,236
2023+8.1%+5.7%5,7654,684
2022+14.0%+15.5%6,4175,855
2021+10.8%+11.6%8,5007,261
2020+3.3%+3.0%8,4557,101
2019+3.5%+4.2%6,5395,573
2018+3.9%+5.7%6,0035,472
2017+1.8%+5.4%6,6015,218
2016+2.1%+5.3%5,8044,687
2015+2.2%+4.4%5,2214,239
2014+2.4%+6.2%5,1944,144
2013+0.8%+3.4%4,8273,759
2012−2.9%−1.8%4,0912,890
2011−5.6%−4.4%2,9542,441
2010−4.8%−5.1%3,0722,673
2009−6.6%−7.5%3,1562,676
2008−3.0%−4.5%3,3462,680
2007+2.5%+0.6%5,2914,403
2006+9.0%+6.6%6,5045,015
2005+16.1%+12.4%8,1956,715
2004+13.1%+9.2%7,8587,532
2003+6.6%+4.5%7,7606,748
2002+7.1%+5.4%6,3316,051
2001+7.1%+6.7%4,8144,425
2000+6.7%+8.3%4,6113,915
1999+3.6%+4.3%5,2854,822
1998+2.4%+3.7%5,2874,649
1997+1.3%+3.8%4,7324,080
1996+1.7%+3.2%4,3704,218
19950.0%+3.7%4,6084,252

Cities issuing the most permits

Housing units authorised in the 12 months to August 2026; every place is listed on its county page.

Questions and answers

How much have home values in Delaware risen over 10 years?

The FHFA index rose +74.2% between 2015 and 2025, +5.7% a year; over 20 years +62.3% and since 2000 +160.6%. Nationally: +85.0%, +79.1% and +158.3%.

Which Delaware counties rose most over 10 years?

Sussex County (+85.1%), Kent County (+77.2%) and New Castle County (+71.7%), by FHFA's annual county index to 2025.

What happened to Delaware home prices in 2008?

The state index peaked in 2007, fell −20.9% to 2012 and regained its peak in 2021.

How many homes are being built in Delaware?

6,477 units were authorised in the 12 months to August 2026: 5,399 single-family and 1,078 in multi-unit buildings, 6.1 per 1,000 residents.

Where does this data come from?

FHFA's quarterly all-transactions state index (through 2026 Q2) and annual state index (updated March 31, 2026); the Census Bureau's Building Permits Survey state and county files through August 2026; vintage 2025 population estimates.

Provenance

Index: Federal Housing Finance Agency, quarterly all-transactions and purchase-only state indexes through 2026 Q2 and annual state index (updated March 31, 2026). Permits: Census Bureau Building Permits Survey state, county and place files through August 2026. Population: Census Bureau vintage 2025 estimates. Public domain. Corrections · FHFA HPI datasets.