Milton, DE 19968 housing market
Data through Aug 2026 · Balanced market · leverage 75
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Home Value
$481,730
+0.6% vs. a year ago
Buyer Leverage Score
75
Sep 2026
Months of Supply
6.3 months
Aug 2026
Days on Market
93 days
Sep 2026
Price Cut %
20%
Sep 2026
Sale-to-List Ratio
98.5%
Aug 2026
Mtg Payment as % of Income
37%
Aug 2026
Overvalued %
27%
Aug 2026
Expected Disaster Loss
$122
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 0.6% over the past year (U.S.: +1.2%).
- Supply. Listings are 8% below the 2017-19 norm and rising (+13% vs. a year ago), close to pre-pandemic levels.
- Negotiating. Buyer leverage is high (75/100; U.S.: 54): homes sell for about 1.5% below their final list price; 20% 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 $109k a year to keep the payment at 30% of gross pay. That includes about $1,347 a year for home insurance (U.S.: $1,790).
- Disaster risk. FEMA expects about $122 a year in natural-disaster damage per $100k of building value (U.S.: $155), mostly from flooding.
- Outlook. No clear direction: likely −8% to +8% over the next 12 months (60% chance of a rise).
Next 12 months
No clear direction
A rise is somewhat more likely than a fall, but not by enough to call. Likely change: −7.9% to +8.5% (80% range; middle estimate +1.4%), chance of a rise 60%, of a 5%+ drop 17%.
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Other ZIP codes in Sussex County, DE
| Area | Home value | 1-year change | Buyer leverage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Millsboro, DE 19966 | $396.8K | −1.2% | 71 |
| Lewes, DE 19958 | $586.6K | +0.3% | 54 |
| Seaford, DE 19973 | $313.6K | +2.0% | 53 |
| Milford, DE 19963 | $347.5K | +0.7% | 52 |
| Georgetown, DE 19947 | $374.1K | +0.4% | 80 |
| Laurel, DE 19956 | $313K | +1.2% | 52 |
| Rehoboth Beach, DE 19971 | $843.2K | +5.1% | 58 |
| 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 |
| Lincoln, DE 19960 | $358.1K | +1.1% | 40 |
| 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 |
| Harbeson, DE 19951 | $528.5K | +1.9% | 81 |
| Fenwick Island, DE 19944 | $1.2M | +5.1% | 44 |
| Bethel, DE 19931 | $320.5K | −4.6% | 0 |