A free resource by NextGen Coastal — monthly OC rental market intelligence
State data • Updated March 2026

Delaware rent: top & bottom cities

Median ZORI rent across Delaware cities, statewide macro overlay, plus the most-expensive and most-affordable cities side by side. Live from the NGP-Rental-Data warehouse.

Delaware at a glance

$2,069Median city rent (ZORI)
5.4%Unemployment
570Permits / month
9Cities w/ rent data

Unemployment from FRED state series. Permits from Census BPS. Median = median across all Delaware cities with current ZORI data. See methodology.

Most expensive & most affordable

Top 10 by rent

CityRent (ZORI)YoY
Middletown $2,653 +1.1%
Rehoboth Beach $2,623
Lewes $2,128 +1.1%
Millsboro $2,113
Newark $2,025 +4.4%
Wilmington $1,747 +3.9%
Dover $1,726 +1.8%
New Castle $1,683

Top 10 most affordable (pop ≥ 50k)

CityRent (ZORI)YoY
Wilmington $1,747 +3.9%

Top 5 cities — overlaid rent trajectory

ZORI rent index — top 5 Delaware cities

Monthly Zillow ZORI rent index. Data updates monthly. Source: methodology.

Compare cities in Delaware

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