New Castle County, DE Real Estate & Property Data

New Castle County Real Estate Market Trends
Last Updated: April 22, 2025

With up-to-date real estate data get detailed insight into New Castle County, DE sourced from the nation’s leading property data provider. The current median home price in New Castle County, DE is $339,500. New Castle County real estate data shows that there have been a total of 7,539 residential properties sold over the past 12 months. ATTOM’s New Castle County real estate data indicates that the county has 145 properties in foreclosure and 3 REOs (real estate bank owned) properties.

New Castle County Real Estate Market Trends
Total Residential Properties 186,838
Total Commercial Properties 7,996
Avg. Home Age (Single Family Home) 51 Years
Avg. Square Feet (Single Family Home) 2,008
Total 2025 Residential Sales (year-to-date) 1,001
% of Homes Seriously Underwater (Q2 2025) 1.04%
Total 2024 Residential Sales 7,071
% of Equity Rich Homes (Q2 2025) 43.58%
Effective 2024 Property Tax 0.69%
Total Foreclosure Filings (year-to-date) 350
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New Castle County, DE Real Estate Overview

There were 7,539 residential properties sold in the past year in New Castle County, DE. The median home value in New Castle County, DE is $387,600. There are a total of 186,838 residential properties in the New Castle.

Median Sales Price i
$339,500
(Feb 2025)
+6.3%
year-over-year
y-o-y
  • February '25 Feb '25 $339,500
  • January '25 Jan '25 $365,000
  • December '24 Dec '24 $355,000
  • November '24 Nov '24 $375,134
  • October '24 Oct '24 $364,563
  • September '24 Sep '24 $377,813
  • August '24 Aug '24 $356,250
  • July '24 Jul '24 $368,906
  • June '24 Jun '24 $375,000
  • May '24 May '24 $377,812
  • April '24 Apr '24 $351,253
  • March '24 Mar '24 $376,875
Median Down Payment i
$61,285
(Feb 2025)
-3.3%
year-over-year
y-o-y
  • February '25 Feb '25 $61,285
  • January '25 Jan '25 $69,000
  • December '24 Dec '24 $66,250
  • November '24 Nov '24 $66,594
  • October '24 Oct '24 $65,313
  • September '24 Sep '24 $68,750
  • August '24 Aug '24 $68,750
  • July '24 Jul '24 $71,151
  • June '24 Jun '24 $68,875
  • May '24 May '24 $74,050
  • April '24 Apr '24 $70,247
  • March '24 Mar '24 $72,800
Number of Homes Sold i
470
(Feb 2025)
+3.3%
year-over-year
y-o-y
  • February '25 Feb '25 470
  • January '25 Jan '25 531
  • December '24 Dec '24 567
  • November '24 Nov '24 562
  • October '24 Oct '24 694
  • September '24 Sep '24 621
  • August '24 Aug '24 603
  • July '24 Jul '24 737
  • June '24 Jun '24 606
  • May '24 May '24 576
  • April '24 Apr '24 647
  • March '24 Mar '24 470
Number of Purchase Loans i
403
(Feb 2025)
+13.8%
year-over-year
y-o-y
  • February '25 Feb '25 403
  • January '25 Jan '25 460
  • December '24 Dec '24 502
  • November '24 Nov '24 466
  • October '24 Oct '24 515
  • September '24 Sep '24 510
  • August '24 Aug '24 431
  • July '24 Jul '24 580
  • June '24 Jun '24 488
  • May '24 May '24 436
  • April '24 Apr '24 518
  • March '24 Mar '24 373
Number of REFI Loans i
388
(Feb 2025)
+4%
year-over-year
y-o-y
  • February '25 Feb '25 388
  • January '25 Jan '25 468
  • December '24 Dec '24 492
  • November '24 Nov '24 516
  • October '24 Oct '24 564
  • September '24 Sep '24 511
  • August '24 Aug '24 489
  • July '24 Jul '24 426
  • June '24 Jun '24 351
  • May '24 May '24 389
  • April '24 Apr '24 470
  • March '24 Mar '24 410
Number of HELOC Loans i
200
(Feb 2025)
+16.3%
year-over-year
y-o-y
  • February '25 Feb '25 200
  • January '25 Jan '25 238
  • December '24 Dec '24 215
  • November '24 Nov '24 163
  • October '24 Oct '24 216
  • September '24 Sep '24 214
  • August '24 Aug '24 211
  • July '24 Jul '24 237
  • June '24 Jun '24 217
  • May '24 May '24 223
  • April '24 Apr '24 246
  • March '24 Mar '24 164

New Castle County, DE Real Estate Market Overview

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New Castle County, DE Foreclosure Activity

There were a total of 145 New Castle County, DE properties with a foreclosure filing in February 2025. Lenders started the foreclosure process on 122 New Castle County, DE properties and repossessed 3 New Castle County, DE properties through completed foreclosures (REOs) in February 2025.

Total Foreclosure Filings i
145
(Feb 2025)
+28.3%
year-over-year
y-o-y
  • February '25 Feb '25 145
  • January '25 Jan '25 205
  • December '24 Dec '24 44
  • November '24 Nov '24 20
  • October '24 Oct '24 49
  • September '24 Sep '24 61
  • August '24 Aug '24 38
  • July '24 Jul '24 89
  • June '24 Jun '24 1
  • May '24 May '24 77
  • April '24 Apr '24 64
  • March '24 Mar '24 86
Foreclosure Starts i
122
(Feb 2025)
+60.5%
year-over-year
y-o-y
  • February '25 Feb '25 122
  • January '25 Jan '25 167
  • December '24 Dec '24 20
  • November '24 Nov '24 N/A
  • October '24 Oct '24 N/A
  • September '24 Sep '24 39
  • August '24 Aug '24 N/A
  • July '24 Jul '24 60
  • June '24 Jun '24 N/A
  • May '24 May '24 43
  • April '24 Apr '24 35
  • March '24 Mar '24 53
Completed Foreclosures (REOs) i
3
(Feb 2025)
-62.5%
year-over-year
y-o-y
  • February '25 Feb '25 3
  • January '25 Jan '25 4
  • December '24 Dec '24 5
  • November '24 Nov '24 6
  • October '24 Oct '24 1
  • September '24 Sep '24 2
  • August '24 Aug '24 1
  • July '24 Jul '24 8
  • June '24 Jun '24 6
  • May '24 May '24 5
  • April '24 Apr '24 3
  • March '24 Mar '24 4
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