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The median home value in New Castle County, DE is $369,618 as of 2026-07-31, up 1.59% from a year earlier.
Median Home Value
$369,618
Year-over-Year
+1.59%
National Rank
#571 of 3071
New Castle County ranks 3rd out of 3 counties in DE by median home price, and is +57.7% above the U.S. national median of $234,352. Within DE, the typical county has a median home value of $374,640, making New Castle County -1.3% below the DE state median.
Households here earn a median of $91,166 a year against a typical home value of $369,618 — a price-to-income ratio of 4.1×, above the 3× level usually considered comfortable, but below 5×. That is less affordable than roughly 64% of U.S. counties. (How this is calculated.)
Reporting agencies in New Castle County recorded a violent crime rate of 683 per 100,000 residents in 2024 — higher than most counties nationally. Property crime runs at 2,524 per 100,000.
Based on 7 reporting cities covering 143,023 residents (FBI UCR data — what this covers).
The median home value in New Castle County is $369,618. That's up 1.59% from a year earlier. That is about 57.7% above the U.S. national county median of $234,352, and makes New Castle County the 3rd most expensive of 3 counties in Delaware.
Median household income here is $91,166, so a typical home costs about 4.1× annual household earnings — moderately expensive compared with other U.S. counties.
Reporting police departments in New Castle County recorded 683 violent crimes per 100,000 residents. That figure covers 143,023 residents across 7 reporting cities, so it reflects the county's incorporated areas rather than every community within its borders.
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