Rent Trends / DE
Rent Trends in Delaware: 2015 to 2026
Rent prices for 10 cities in Delaware, tracked yearly from 2015 to 2026 using Zillow's Observed Rent Index (ZORI). The average rent across tracked cities is $2,046, compared to $1,080 in 2015. The biggest increase was in Wilmington (+76.0%).
Source: Zillow Observed Rent Index (ZORI) · January snapshots · Click any column header to sort
10 of 10 cities
| City | Metro | '15 | '16 | '17 | '18 | '19 | '20 | '21 | '22 | '23 | '24 | '25 | '26 | % Chg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wilmington | $988 | $1,036 | $1,036 | $1,066 | $1,115 | $1,155 | $1,223 | $1,407 | $1,492 | $1,576 | $1,677 | $1,739 | +76.0% | |
| Newark | $1,171 | $1,208 | $1,230 | $1,273 | $1,318 | $1,374 | $1,432 | $1,663 | $1,806 | $1,889 | $2,002 | $2,041 | +74.3% | |
| Dover | — | — | $991 | $1,048 | $1,064 | $1,105 | $1,231 | $1,456 | $1,532 | $1,589 | $1,614 | $1,660 | +67.5% | |
| New Castle | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $1,437 | $1,550 | $1,630 | $1,706 | +18.7% | |
| Middletown | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $2,397 | $2,515 | +4.9% | |
| Bear | — | — | — | — | — | — | $1,631 | $1,919 | $2,103 | $2,102 | $2,153 | $2,247 | +37.8% | |
| Lewes | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $1,988 | $2,084 | $2,084 | $2,086 | +4.9% | |
| Milford | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $2,225 | +0.0% | |
| Claymont | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $1,646 | $1,716 | +4.3% | |
| Rehoboth Beach | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $2,523 | +0.0% |