Harbeson, DE 19951 housing market
Data through Aug 2026 · Balanced market · leverage 81
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Home Value
$528,539
+1.9% vs. a year ago
Buyer Leverage Score
81
Sep 2026
Months of Supply
10.7 months
Aug 2026
Days on Market
227 days
Sep 2026
Price Cut %
11%
Sep 2026
Sale-to-List Ratio
101.8%
Aug 2026
Mtg Payment as % of Income
37%
Aug 2026
Overvalued %
48%
Aug 2026
Expected Disaster Loss
$100
Dec 2025
What this means
- Valuation. Prices are 48% above what local incomes have historically supported (this area's pre-2020 price-to-income ratio).
- Prices. Home values are up 1.9% over the past year (U.S.: +1.2%).
- Supply. There are 257% more homes for sale than the 2017-19 norm and rising (+51% vs. a year ago), so buyers have more to choose from than before the pandemic.
- Negotiating. Buyer leverage is high (81/100; U.S.: 54): homes typically sell at or above asking (101.8% of list); 11% of listings had a price cut (U.S.: 26%).
- Affordability. A mortgage on the typical home takes 37% of the median household income (U.S.: 35%); it takes about $118k a year to keep the payment at 30% of gross pay. That includes about $1,357 a year for home insurance (U.S.: $1,790).
- Disaster risk. FEMA expects about $100 a year in natural-disaster damage per $100k of building value (U.S.: $155), mostly from flooding.
- Outlook. Leaning up: likely −7% to +10% over the next 12 months (68% chance of a rise).
Next 12 months
Leaning up
Prices are more likely to rise than fall over the next year. Likely change: −6.6% to +9.7% (80% range; middle estimate +2.7%), chance of a rise 68%, of a 5%+ drop 13%.
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| Area | Home value | 1-year change | Buyer leverage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Millsboro, DE 19966 | $396.8K | −1.2% | 71 |
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| Selbyville, DE 19975 | $540.8K | +1.9% | 51 |
| Bridgeville, DE 19933 | $365.3K | +1.2% | 37 |
| Frankford, DE 19945 | $481.7K | −0.9% | 69 |
| Ocean View, DE 19970 | $537K | +0.5% | 38 |
| Bridgeville, DE 19950 | $377.4K | +3.1% | 60 |
| Delmar, DE 19940 | $340K | −1.0% | 28 |
| Dagsboro, DE 19939 | $452.9K | +0.4% | 68 |
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| Ellendale, DE 19941 | $360.9K | +1.4% | 48 |
| Bethany Beach, DE 19930 | $992.2K | +9.0% | 9 |
| Millville, DE 19967 | $491.4K | −2.1% | 71 |
| Fenwick Island, DE 19944 | $1.2M | +5.1% | 44 |
| Bethel, DE 19931 | $320.5K | −4.6% | 0 |