What is the median home value in Lincoln, DE?

Name: Home values in Lincoln, DE, 2020–2024
Creator: US Census Bureau
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The median value of owner-occupied homes in Lincoln, DE is $262,100 (±$42,834), as owners estimated it in the Census Bureau’s 2020–2024 American Community Survey.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Median home value: $262,100 (±$42,834)
Owner-occupied homes: 336 (±154)
Most common range: $200,000 to $299,999

Home values in Lincoln

Owner-occupied homes by value, 2020–2024
Value	Lincoln	Sussex County	Delaware	United States
Less than $50,000	13.7% (±20.3 points)	5.3%	4.7%	5.3%
$50,000 to $99,999	4.8% (±8.1 points)	2.9%	2.6%	6.1%
$100,000 to $149,999	0.0% (±10.6 points)	3.3%	3.1%	6.8%
$150,000 to $199,999	14.9% (±20.4 points)	6.2%	6.3%	9.0%
$200,000 to $299,999	56.8% (±25.7 points)	17.0%	21.5%	17.8%
$300,000 to $499,999	2.7% (±4.9 points)	34.8%	39.9%	26.9%
$500,000 to $999,999	7.1% (±11.3 points)	25.0%	19.2%	20.9%
$1,000,000 or more	0.0% (±10.6 points)	5.5%	2.8%	7.1%

The most common range is $200,000 to $299,999, 56.8% 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.

Lincoln against Sussex County, its state and the nation

Estimate (90% margin of error)
	Lincoln	Sussex County	Delaware	United States
Median home value	$262,100 (±$42,834)	$382,600 (±$6,986)	$352,000 (±$2,842)	$332,700
Owner-occupied homes	336 (±154)	86,851 (±1,368)	293,383 (±2,598)	84,210,142

In Lincoln, the median home value is lower than in Sussex County ($382,600).

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

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

In Sussex County, Lincoln ranks 21 of 27 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest median home value.

Statewide, it ranks 56 of 77.

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

Median home value in places near Lincoln

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Lincoln
Place	Distance	Median home value	Compared with this place
Lincoln	—	$262,100 (±$42,834)	—
Milford	2.9 mi	$296,900 (±$19,865)	Not measurably different
Ellendale	4.0 mi	$269,500 (±$22,379)	Not measurably different
Houston	5.6 mi	$310,900 (±$58,836)	Not measurably different
Slaughter Beach	6.8 mi	$757,400 (±$161,879)	Higher
Farmington	8.4 mi	$142,800 (±$115,750)	Not measurably different
Milton	8.8 mi	$407,000 (±$31,065)	Higher
Harrington	8.9 mi	$221,900 (±$19,761)	Not measurably different
Greenwood	9.9 mi	$252,200 (±$24,756)	Not measurably different

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Slaughter Beach, DE ($757,400), Milton, DE ($407,000).

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

Median home value across Sussex County, place by place

Rank	Place	Median home value
15	Dagsboro	$318,400 (±$74,180)
16	Frankford	$315,000 (±$95,547)
17	Milford	$296,900 (±$19,865)
18	Bethel	$294,700 (±$43,793)
19	Georgetown	$281,400 (±$10,616)
20	Ellendale	$269,500 (±$22,379)
21	Lincoln	$262,100 (±$42,834)
22	Greenwood	$252,200 (±$24,756)
23	Delmar	$232,800 (±$21,084)
24	Laurel	$230,300 (±$42,180)
25	Blades	$227,900 (±$16,924)
26	Seaford	$224,300 (±$23,976)
27	Long Neck	$187,600 (±$15,537)

Showing 13 of 27 places in Sussex County, ranked from highest to lowest.

Lincoln is a census-designated place: an unincorporated community the Census Bureau draws for statistics, with no municipal government of its own.

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 Lincoln

What is the average home value in Lincoln, DE?

The Census Bureau publishes the median: $262,100 (±$42,834) for owner-occupied homes in Lincoln (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is this what homes in Lincoln 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 Lincoln CDP, Delaware (place:42480, 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.