Clayton, DE 19938 housing market
Data through Aug 2026 · Balanced market · leverage 20
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Home Value
$428,868
+3.2% vs. a year ago
Buyer Leverage Score
20
Sep 2026
Months of Supply
2.7 months
Aug 2026
Days on Market
33 days
Sep 2026
Price Cut %
44%
Sep 2026
Sale-to-List Ratio
99.1%
Aug 2026
Mtg Payment as % of Income
29%
Aug 2026
Overvalued %
25%
Aug 2026
Expected Disaster Loss
$107
Dec 2025
What this means
- Valuation. Prices are 25% above what local incomes have historically supported (this area's pre-2020 price-to-income ratio).
- Prices. Home values are up 3.2% over the past year (U.S.: +1.2%).
- Supply. Listings are 62% below the 2017-19 norm and falling (−10% vs. a year ago): still a tight market.
- Negotiating. Buyer leverage is low (20/100; U.S.: 54): homes sell for about 0.9% below their final list price; 44% of listings had a price cut (U.S.: 26%).
- Affordability. A mortgage on the typical home takes 29% of the median household income (U.S.: 35%); it takes about $97k a year to keep the payment at 30% of gross pay. That includes about $1,154 a year for home insurance (U.S.: $1,790).
- Disaster risk. FEMA expects about $107 a year in natural-disaster damage per $100k of building value (U.S.: $155), mostly from flooding.
- Outlook. Leaning up: likely −4% to +12% over the next 12 months (79% chance of a rise).
Next 12 months
Leaning up
Prices are more likely to rise than fall over the next year. Likely change: −4.2% to +12.1% (80% range; middle estimate +5.1%), chance of a rise 79%, of a 5%+ drop 8%.
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Other ZIP codes in Kent County, DE
| Area | Home value | 1-year change | Buyer leverage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dover, DE 19904 | $345.4K | +2.0% | 38 |
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| Felton, DE 19952 | $347.3K | +3.1% | 26 |
| Frederica, DE 19946 | $373.5K | +2.8% | 23 |
| Hartly, DE 19953 | $376.2K | +2.8% | 73 |
| Houston, DE 19954 | $347.9K | +1.7% | 39 |
| Marydel, DE 19964 | $381.3K | +2.9% | 2 |
| Viola, DE 19979 | $352.4K | +0.6% | 61 |
| ZIP 19955 | – | – | 40 |
| Woodside, DE 19980 | – | – | 37 |
| Cheswold, DE 19936 | – | – | 23 |
| ZIP 19902 | – | – | – |