What is the median home value in Felton, DE?

The median value of owner-occupied homes in Felton, DE is $285,900 (±$18,011), as owners estimated it in the Census Bureau’s 2020–2024 American Community Survey.

In Felton, the median home value went from $191,300 in 2015–2019 to $285,900 in 2020–2024 (+49.5%).

Prices (CPI-U) rose 22.7% over the same years, so it rose faster than prices: a measurable increase after inflation.

Figures last updated on .

Median home value
$285,900 (±$18,011)
Owner-occupied homes
416 (±125)
Most common range
$200,000 to $299,999

Home values in Felton

Owner-occupied homes by value, 2020–2024
ValueFeltonKent CountyDelawareUnited States
Less than $50,0000.7% (±1.0 points)6.1%4.7%5.3%
$50,000 to $99,9990.7% (±1.5 points)2.9%2.6%6.1%
$100,000 to $149,9991.9% (±1.9 points)3.3%3.1%6.8%
$150,000 to $199,9993.4% (±3.9 points)7.2%6.3%9.0%
$200,000 to $299,99952.6% (±12.4 points)25.8%21.5%17.8%
$300,000 to $499,99940.6% (±12.5 points)43.4%39.9%26.9%
$500,000 to $999,9990.0% (±8.6 points)10.2%19.2%20.9%
$1,000,000 or more0.0% (±8.6 points)0.9%2.8%7.1%

The most common range is $200,000 to $299,999, 52.6% of owned homes.

Value is the owner’s own estimate of what the home and lot would sell for, not a sale price or an assessment.

Felton against Kent County, its state and the nation

Estimate (90% margin of error)
FeltonKent CountyDelawareUnited States
Median home value$285,900 (±$18,011)$316,600 (±$6,188)$352,000 (±$2,842)$332,700
Owner-occupied homes416 (±125)51,808 (±1,048)293,383 (±2,598)84,210,142

In Felton, the median home value is lower than in Kent County ($316,600).

It is also lower than in Delaware ($352,000).

It is lower than the national figure ($332,700).

In Kent County, Felton ranks 13 of 25 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest median home value.

Statewide, it ranks 48 of 77.

Rankings use the estimates alone; where margins of error overlap, neighboring ranks may not truly differ.

How home values in Felton have changed since 2015–2019

2015–2019 and 2020–2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates
2015–20192020–2024Amount of changeVerdict
Median home value$191,300 (±$19,713)$285,900 (±$18,011)+49.5%Up after inflation
Median owner cost with a mortgage$1,243 (±$119)$1,561 (±$105)+25.6%No measurable change after inflation
Median real estate taxes$998 (±$217)$1,303 (±$166)+30.6%No measurable change after inflation

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.

Median home value in places near Felton

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Felton
PlaceDistanceMedian home valueCompared with this place
Felton—$285,900 (±$18,011)—
Viola2.1 mi$269,400 (±$22,200)Not measurably different
Riverview3.3 mi$319,900 (±$46,297)Not measurably different
Woodside4.1 mi$320,800 (±$55,926)Not measurably different
Woodside East4.3 mi$330,700 (±$29,982)Higher
Frederica5.9 mi$215,100 (±$26,543)Lower
Camden6.1 mi$300,100 (±$32,328)Not measurably different
Harrington6.1 mi$221,900 (±$19,761)Lower
Magnolia6.8 mi$229,800 (±$33,810)Lower

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Frederica, DE ($215,100), Harrington, DE ($221,900), Magnolia, DE ($229,800).

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Woodside East, DE ($330,700).

Distance is measured in a straight line between the Census Bureau’s internal points for each place.

Median home value across Kent County, place by place

RankPlaceMedian home value
7Houston$310,900 (±$58,836)
8Highland Acres$306,400 (±$37,146)
9Bowers$304,200 (±$70,988)
10Camden$300,100 (±$32,328)
11Smyrna$291,400 (±$16,860)
12Wyoming$290,900 (±$18,277)
13Felton$285,900 (±$18,011)
14Viola$269,400 (±$22,200)
15Dover$258,900 (±$12,984)
16Kent Acres$241,600 (±$29,934)
17Leipsic$238,900 (±$68,884)
18Magnolia$229,800 (±$33,810)
19Kenton$225,000 (±$13,768)

Showing 13 of 25 places in Kent County, ranked from highest to lowest.

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 Felton

What is the average home value in Felton, DE?

The Census Bureau publishes the median: $285,900 (±$18,011) for owner-occupied homes in Felton (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Have home values in Felton gone up?

In Felton, the median home value went from $191,300 in 2015–2019 to $285,900 in 2020–2024 (+49.5%).

Prices (CPI-U) rose 22.7% over the same years, so it rose faster than prices: a measurable increase after inflation.

Is this what homes in Felton sell for?

No: it is the value owners reported, which tends to lag the market; recent sale prices and an appraisal answer that question.

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 Felton town, Delaware (place:26620, in state:10).

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

The 2015–2019 figures are B25077_001E, B25077_001M, B25088_002E, B25088_002M, B25103_001E, B25103_001M from the 2019 release.

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DP04_0089E, DP04_0089M, DP04_0046E, DP04_0046M, DP04_0081PE, DP04_0081PM, DP04_0082PE, DP04_0082PM, DP04_0083PE, DP04_0083PM, DP04_0084PE, DP04_0084PM, DP04_0085PE, DP04_0085PM, DP04_0086PE, DP04_0086PM, DP04_0087PE, DP04_0087PM, DP04_0088PE, DP04_0088PM

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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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