Bear, DE 19701 housing market
Data through Aug 2026 · Seller's market · leverage 14
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Home Value
$419,620
+1.4% vs. a year ago
Buyer Leverage Score
14
Sep 2026
Months of Supply
2.6 months
Aug 2026
Days on Market
34 days
Sep 2026
Price Cut %
20%
Sep 2026
Sale-to-List Ratio
99.5%
Aug 2026
Mtg Payment as % of Income
27%
Aug 2026
Rental Rate
$2,336/mo
Aug 2026
Overvalued %
27%
Aug 2026
Expected Disaster Loss
$114
Dec 2025
What this means
- Valuation. Prices are 27% above what local incomes have historically supported (this area's pre-2020 price-to-income ratio).
- Prices. Home values are up 1.4% over the past year (U.S.: +1.2%).
- Supply. Listings are 54% below the 2017-19 norm and rising (+19% vs. a year ago): still a tight market.
- Negotiating. Buyer leverage is low (14/100; U.S.: 54): homes sell for about 0.5% below their final list price; 20% of listings had a price cut (U.S.: 26%).
- Affordability. A mortgage on the typical home takes 27% of the median household income (U.S.: 35%); it takes about $100k a year to keep the payment at 30% of gross pay. That includes about $1,196 a year for home insurance (U.S.: $1,790).
- Buy vs. rent. Buying costs about $167/mo more than renting a typical home (mortgage payment vs. typical rent).
- Disaster risk. FEMA expects about $114 a year in natural-disaster damage per $100k of building value (U.S.: $155), mostly from flooding.
- Outlook. Leaning up: likely −6% to +10% over the next 12 months (71% chance of a rise).
Next 12 months
Leaning up
Prices are more likely to rise than fall over the next year. Likely change: −5.9% to +10.4% (80% range; middle estimate +3.3%), chance of a rise 71%, of a 5%+ drop 12%.
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Other ZIP codes in New Castle County, DE
| Area | Home value | 1-year change | Buyer leverage |
|---|---|---|---|
| New Castle, DE 19720 | $281K | −0.3% | 14 |
| Newark, DE 19702 | $352.7K | +0.5% | 18 |
| Middletown, DE 19709 | $534.7K | +2.0% | 37 |
| Newark, DE 19711 | $425.2K | +1.6% | 14 |
| Wilmington, DE 19805 | $218.9K | −1.4% | 25 |
| Wilmington, DE 19808 | $370.2K | +1.7% | 15 |
| Newark, DE 19713 | $318.5K | +1.4% | 13 |
| Wilmington, DE 19810 | $469.6K | +3.1% | 21 |
| Wilmington, DE 19802 | $203.2K | −3.2% | 45 |
| Wilmington, DE 19803 | $514.1K | +3.8% | 3 |
| Wilmington, DE 19804 | $279.3K | −0.2% | 1 |
| Hockessin, DE 19707 | $606.4K | +4.6% | 8 |
| Wilmington, DE 19801 | $179.9K | +0.4% | 43 |
| Claymont, DE 19703 | $326K | +1.6% | 6 |
| Wilmington, DE 19809 | $321.2K | +1.4% | 13 |
| Townsend, DE 19734 | $488K | +3.2% | 41 |
| Wilmington, DE 19806 | $362.1K | +5.5% | 38 |
| Wilmington, DE 19807 | $1.1M | +9.3% | 22 |
| ZIP 19717 | – | – | – |
| Delaware City, DE 19706 | $296.6K | +0.4% | 36 |
| Port Penn, DE 19731 | $284.1K | +2.8% | 23 |
| Odessa, DE 19730 | $405.6K | +7.5% | 5 |
| New Castle, DE 19733 | $310.8K | +6.5% | 0 |
| Yorklyn, DE 19736 | – | – | 72 |
| Rockland, DE 19732 | $750.7K | +4.7% | 0 |
| Montchanin, DE 19710 | – | – | 25 |
| ZIP 19716 | – | – | – |
| ZIP 19735 | – | – | – |