Housing data for Arden, DE

Arden, DE has an estimated 627 residents and 280 homes (US Census Bureau, 2020–2024 American Community Survey).

It is a village in New Castle County.

24.4% of households rent.

The median gross rent is $1,125 a month.

Figures last updated on .

Residents
627 (±272)
Housing units
280 (±94)
Households that rent
24.4%
Median gross rent
$1,125
Residents since 2015–2019
+65.0%

What stands out in Arden

Median real estate taxes: $3,896 (±$477) in Arden, higher than in New Castle County ($2,499).

Median home value: $479,400 (±$109,629) in Arden, higher than in New Castle County ($352,200).

Households without a vehicle: 2.2% (±2.3 points) in Arden, lower than in New Castle County (7.5%).

Households that moved in since 2020: 13.3% (±6.4 points) in Arden, lower than in New Castle County (20.7%).

Housing in Arden at a glance

  • Median rent: $1,125 median gross rent a month (Small sample: wide margin of error)
  • Rent by bedrooms: $1,375 median gross rent, 2 bedrooms (Small sample: wide margin of error)
  • Rent burden: 62.8% of renters pay 30% or more of income (Small sample: wide margin of error)
  • Renters and owners: 24.4% of households rent
  • Income and affordability: $79,306 median household income
  • Home values: $479,400 median home value
  • Homeowner costs: $2,442 median monthly cost with a mortgage
  • Property taxes: $3,896 median real estate taxes a year
  • Types of homes: 1.4% of homes are in buildings of 5 or more units
  • Bedrooms: 59.2% of homes have 3 or more bedrooms (Small sample: wide margin of error)
  • Age of homes: 73.9% of homes were built before 1980
  • Vacancy rate: 0.0% rental vacancy rate (Small sample: wide margin of error)
  • Heating fuel: 69.6% heat with utility gas
  • Commute and cars: 25.9 minutes average trip to work
  • Growth: +65.0% residents since 2015–2019 (Small sample: wide margin of error)
  • How long people stay: 13.3% moved in since 2020
  • Crowding and facilities: 0.0% of homes have more than 1 person per room (Small sample: wide margin of error)

Arden against New Castle County, its state and the nation

Estimate (90% margin of error)
ArdenNew Castle CountyDelawareUnited States
Residents627 (±272)577,961 (exact)1,021,191 (exact)334,922,499
Housing units280 (±94)236,079 (±136)464,203 (±208)143,775,355
Households that rent24.4% (±11.5 points)31.0% (±0.9 points)27.0% (±0.6 points)34.8%
Median gross rent$1,125 (±$557)$1,448 (±$22)$1,401 (±$16)$1,413
Median household income$79,306 (±$36,208)$91,166 (±$1,765)$84,954 (±$1,251)$80,734
Median home value$479,400 (±$109,629)$352,200 (±$3,776)$352,000 (±$2,842)$332,700
Median real estate taxes (a year)$3,896 (±$477)$2,499 (±$38)$1,768 (±$20)$3,119
Built before 198073.9% (±23.0 points)55.8% (±1.2 points)41.8% (±0.8 points)49.7%
Average commute25.9 minutes (±8.6)25.3 minutes (±0.4)26.0 minutes (±0.3)26.4 minutes
Households with broadband93.7% (±5.2 points)93.2% (±0.5 points)92.4% (±0.4 points)91.0%
Median age of residents60.1 years (±7.3)39.3 years (±0.2)41.6 years (±0.2)38.9 years

Arden covers 0.2 square miles of land, about 2,518 residents per square mile (Census Bureau Gazetteer).

How Arden has changed since 2015–2019

2015–2019 and 2020–2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates
2015–20192020–2024Amount of changeVerdict
Residents380 (±102)627 (±272)+65.0%Not a measurable change
Housing units210 (±32)280 (±94)+33.3%Not a measurable change
Median gross rent$1,250 (±$300)$1,125 (±$557)−10.0%No measurable change after inflation
Median home value$375,900 (±$43,346)$479,400 (±$109,629)+27.5%No measurable change after inflation
Median household income$66,023 (±$6,271)$79,306 (±$36,208)+20.1%No measurable change after inflation
Median owner cost with a mortgage$1,861 (±$206)$2,442 (±$815)+31.2%No measurable change after inflation
Median real estate taxes$3,069 (±$312)$3,896 (±$477)+26.9%No measurable change after inflation
Households that rent39.8% (±12.0 points)24.4% (±11.5 points)−15.4 percentage pointsNot a measurable change
Rental vacancy rate8.9% (±10.7 points)0.0% (±39.2 points)−8.9 percentage pointsNot a measurable change

The Census Bureau publishes 2015–2019 dollars in 2019 dollars and 2020–2024 dollars in 2024 dollars.

Prices (the CPI-U, US Bureau of Labor Statistics) rose 22.7% between 2019 and 2024, so a dollar figure’s verdict compares the two after raising the earlier one by that much, using the Census Bureau’s test for a difference.

The two periods do not overlap, as the Census Bureau recommends for 5-year estimates.

Crime reported to police in New Castle County

Arden has no police department of its own in the FBI’s figures, so this is the figure for New Castle County as a whole.

In 2025, the police departments that report for New Castle County recorded 287 violent and 1,012 property crimes per 100,000 residents.

A county-wide figure describes the whole county, not this place; crime varies from one community to the next.

Places near Arden

Nearest places with Census figures, by straight-line distance
PlaceDistanceMedian gross rentMedian home valueHouseholds that rent
Ardencroft0.4 mi—$432,10011.7%
Ardentown0.5 mi$1,431$400,00018.6%
Claymont1.6 mi$1,306$276,60044.1%
Bethel Township (Delaware County)2.4 mi—$523,5002.2%
Boothwyn2.8 mi$1,396$272,80027.2%
Lower Chichester Township3.1 mi$1,270$141,70050.6%
Bellefonte3.1 mi$1,511$289,50031.3%
Upper Chichester Township3.3 mi$1,333$289,70027.0%

Places in Delaware most like Arden

PlaceMedian gross rentMedian home valueMedian household incomeHouseholds that rent
Houston$867$310,900$68,88914.4%
Delaware City$1,511$266,900$85,39527.0%
Wilmington Manor$1,155$240,600$78,07825.0%
Bellefonte$1,511$289,500$90,69431.3%
Dagsboro$1,151$318,400$60,60715.9%
Frankford$1,072$315,000$77,20639.5%

Matched on rent, home value, income, the share who rent, the age of the homes, the share in apartment buildings and the commute, each measured against the spread across Delaware.

HUD Fair Market Rent for Arden, fiscal year 2027

Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD MSA, dollars a month
Studio1 bedroom2 bedrooms3 bedrooms4 bedrooms
$1,438$1,558$1,860$2,216$2,445

HUD income limits for Arden, fiscal year 2026

Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD MSA, annual household income
Household sizeExtremely low (30%)Very low (50%)Low (80%)
1 person$25,800$42,950$68,750
2 people$29,450$49,100$78,550
3 people$33,150$55,250$88,350
4 people$36,800$61,350$98,150
5 people$39,750$66,300$106,050
6 people$44,360$71,200$113,900
7 people$50,040$76,100$121,750
8 people$55,720$81,000$129,600

These are the limits HUD sets for its housing programs in the Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD MSA, where HUD’s median family income for fiscal year 2026 is $122,700.

A program can use its own limits; tax-credit and local programs often do.

Survey years: 2020–2024 (American Community Survey 5-year estimates), compared with 2015–2019.

Margins of error are at the 90% confidence level.

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Questions about Arden

How many renters are there in Arden?

Arden has an estimated 66 (±28) renting households, 24.4% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

What is the median household income in Arden?

The median household income in Arden is $79,306 (±$36,208) a year (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

What is the average home value in Arden, DE?

The Census Bureau publishes the median: $479,400 (±$109,629) for owner-occupied homes in Arden (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

What is the average mortgage payment in Arden?

The Census Bureau publishes total owner costs rather than the mortgage alone: the median for owners with a mortgage in Arden, DE is $2,442 (±$815) a month, including taxes, insurance and utilities.

How much are property taxes in Arden?

The median real estate tax paid by homeowners in Arden, DE is $3,896 (±$477) a year (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

How many homes are in Arden?

Arden, DE has an estimated 280 (±94) housing units, occupied and vacant (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is Arden growing?

In Arden, the number of residents went from 380 in 2015–2019 to 627 in 2020–2024 (+65.0%), not a measurable change.

Sources

To check these figures in the Census Bureau’s own API, request the variables below from the 2024 ACS 5-year data profile (acs/acs5/profile) for Arden village, Delaware (place:01400, in state:10).

Each estimate (E or PE) has a margin of error beside it (M or PM).

The 2015–2019 figures are B01003_001E, B01003_001M, B25064_001E, B25064_001M from the 2019 release.

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DP05_0001E, DP05_0001M, DP04_0001E, DP04_0001M, DP04_0047PE, DP04_0047PM, DP04_0134E, DP04_0134M, DP03_0062E, DP03_0062M, DP04_0089E, DP04_0089M

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Figures are published by the US Census Bureau, HUD, the Bureau of Labor Statistics and the FBI; Seayora reproduces them and does not adjust them, except where a sentence says it compares dollar figures after inflation. They describe the whole place, not any one building or street, and are not an appraisal, a rent determination, a tax bill, a safety rating or legal advice.

Figures last updated on .

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