Home values, rents and more in Sussex County, DE
September 2026 figures from Zillow and the U.S. Census Bureau · updated 2026-11-07
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How Sussex County, DE compares
The typical home in Sussex County, DE is worth about $485,000, according to the Zillow Home Value Index for September 2026. Home values in Sussex County, DE are about the same as the typical value in the Seaford metro area ($485,000) and 32% above the U.S. typical value ($366,000).
Over the past year, home values in Sussex County, DE rose 0.6%, compared with +0.6% in the Seaford metro area and +1.2% nationally.
Typical rent is $2,357 a month (Zillow Observed Rent Index), 22% above the U.S. ($1,932). Rents rose 5.5% over the past year.
The median household income is $81,497, against $81,497 in the Seaford metro area and $80,734 in the U.S. (Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–24).
About 277,140 people live in Sussex County, DE (Census Bureau estimate for July 2025).
Sussex County, DE has the highest typical home value of the 3 counties in Delaware with Zillow figures.
Part of: Seaford metro area · Delaware
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Nearby counties
Cities in Sussex County, DE
- Milford, DE $343,000
- Seaford, DE $317,000
- Georgetown, DE $371,000
- Millsboro, DE $397,000
- Laurel, DE $315,000
- Milton, DE $476,000
- Lewes, DE $585,000
- Selbyville, DE $544,000
- Ocean View, DE $543,000
- Bridgeville, DE $365,000
- Delmar, DE $339,000
- Lincoln, DE $360,000
- Greenwood, DE $286,000
- Dagsboro, DE $441,000
- Rehoboth Beach, DE $804,000
- Frankford, DE $476,000
- Blades, DE $244,000
- Bethany Beach, DE $940,000
- Ellendale, DE $351,000
- South Bethany, DE $1,236,000
- Slaughter Beach, DE $575,000
- Fenwick Island, DE $1,056,000
- Bethel, DE $363,000
- Dewey Beach, DE $1,190,000
ZIP codes in Sussex County, DE
- 19930 · Bethany Beach $995,000
- 19931 · Bethel $317,000
- 19933 · Bridgeville $366,000
- 19939 · Dagsboro $451,000
- 19940 · Delmar $339,000
- 19941 · Ellendale $362,000
- 19944 · Fenwick Island $1,220,000
- 19945 · Frankford $483,000
- 19947 · Georgetown $372,000
- 19950 · Bridgeville $379,000
- 19951 · Harbeson $532,000
- 19956 · Laurel $314,000
- 19958 · Lewes $585,000
- 19960 · Lincoln $357,000
- 19966 · Millsboro $398,000
- 19967 · Millville $495,000
- 19968 · Milton $479,000
- 19970 · Ocean View $541,000
- 19971 · Rehoboth Beach $854,000
- 19973 · Seaford $314,000
- 19975 · Selbyville $543,000
Sources
Home values: Zillow Home Value Index (ZHVI), all homes, middle tier, smoothed and seasonally adjusted, September 2026. Rents: Zillow Observed Rent Index (ZORI), seasonally adjusted. Population: Census population estimates (July 2025) for states, metros and counties; ACS 2020–24 for cities and ZIP codes. Income: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2020–24 5-year estimates. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files. Compiled by Home Economics.
"Typical" is Zillow's middle-tier value (homes between the 35th and 65th percentiles), not a median sale price. Changes are over the 12 months to September 2026.