Towns with the most affordable housing in Delaware

Ranked by our Housing affordability score out of 100, which is based on home prices compared with income, rent as a share of income, and the typical home price. Of the 55 towns in Delaware with 1,000 or more people, these are the top 25.

Townsend ranks first with a score of 58. Lincoln and Frederica follow, with 56 and 54. Scores compare each town with all 27,850 towns we track across the US.

Rank	Town	Score	Home price compared with yearly income	Share of income spent on rent	Population
1	Townsend	58	3.0×	9.4%	2,832
2	Lincoln	56	2.4×	—	1,873
3	Frederica	54	2.7×	17.8%	1,062
4	Cheswold	52	3.6×	12.2%	2,143
5	Kent Acres	48	2.6×	20.6%	2,388
6	Wilmington Manor	48	3.1×	17.8%	8,214
7	Highland Acres	45	3.0×	18.6%	3,752
8	Harrington	41	3.1×	21.1%	3,838
9	Delmar	41	3.8×	17.8%	2,412
10	Middletown	40	3.6×	16.8%	24,661
11	Pike Creek	40	3.0×	19.4%	7,129
12	Clayton	40	3.4×	18.1%	4,222
13	Long Neck	40	3.3×	21.7%	2,161
14	Bellefonte	40	3.2×	20.0%	1,388
15	Delaware City	39	3.1×	21.2%	1,950
16	Frankford	39	4.1×	16.7%	1,215
17	Rising Sun-Lebanon	38	3.4×	18.6%	4,163
18	Pike Creek Valley	36	3.3×	20.5%	12,431
19	Greenwood	36	3.4×	21.5%	1,564
20	Riverview	35	3.4×	—	2,596
21	Lewes	35	8.6×	4.7%	3,505
22	Elsmere	35	3.3×	23.6%	6,203
23	Felton	35	4.8×	17.0%	1,294
24	New Castle	34	3.2×	23.4%	5,579
25	Glasgow	33	3.3×	21.5%	15,546

Only towns with 1,000 or more people are ranked. Scores compare each town with all towns we track. See how we score towns and where the figures come from. These are estimates, so check official sources before you decide.

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