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Median Home Price in Millsboro, DE

The median home value in Millsboro, DE is $405,070 as of 2026-07-31, down 1.28% from a year earlier.

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Median Home Value

$405,070

Year-over-Year

-1.28%

Population

7,883

Millsboro ranks #3 of 11 Delaware cities tracked here by median home value, and sits 16.7% above the state's city median of $347,041. It sits in Sussex County, where the county-wide median is $491,790.

Housing affordability in Millsboro

Median household income in Millsboro is $78,707, so the typical home value is about 5.1× annual household income. This is a simple price-to-income benchmark rather than a monthly payment estimate; it does not account for mortgage rates, down payments, taxes or insurance.

Household income comes from the U.S. Census Bureau's ACS 5-Year Estimates, table B19013 (how the affordability measure works).

Crime in Millsboro

Millsboro police recorded a violent crime rate of 419 per 100,000 residents in 2024 — higher than most cities that report to the FBI. Property crime runs at 2,360 per 100,000.

Reported by the city's own police department to the FBI's Uniform Crime Reporting Program (what this covers).

Common questions about Millsboro

What is the average home price in Millsboro, DE?

People often call this an average home price, but the figure shown here is Zillow's typical home value (ZHVI), not a simple arithmetic average. In Millsboro, that value is $405,070. That's down 1.28% from a year earlier. It is about 16.7% above the typical Delaware city tracked here.

Is Millsboro expensive compared to the surrounding area?

Homes in Millsboro are cheaper than Sussex County as a whole, where the median is $491,790 — a difference of about 17.6%.

Is Millsboro affordable?

Median household income here is $78,707, so the typical home value is about 5.1× annual household income. This ratio is a broad comparison measure, not a mortgage-payment estimate.

Is Millsboro a safe place to live?

Millsboro police reported 419 violent crimes per 100,000 residents, covering a population of about 7,883. Crime rates are one input among many — they vary block to block within a city, and this figure is a citywide average.

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