What is the median rent in Rehoboth Beach, DE?

The median gross rent in Rehoboth Beach, DE is $1,307 (±$162) a month, according to the US Census Bureau’s 2020–2024 American Community Survey.

That is across 152 rented homes; gross rent is the contract rent plus the utilities and fuels a renter pays separately.

In Rehoboth Beach, the median gross rent went from $1,261 in 2015–2019 to $1,307 in 2020–2024 (+3.6%).

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

Figures last updated on .

Median gross rent
$1,307 (±$162)
Rented homes
152 (±55)
$2,000 or more
11.9%
Since 2015–2019
+3.6%

How much rent costs in Rehoboth Beach

Share of rented homes in each gross-rent range, 2020–2024
Monthly gross rentRehoboth BeachSussex CountyDelawareUnited States
Less than $5007.9% (±12.1 points)8.4%6.1%6.3%
$500 to $9998.6% (±8.8 points)22.5%14.0%20.2%
$1,000 to $1,49951.3% (±17.8 points)34.9%37.5%28.1%
$1,500 to $1,99920.4% (±11.7 points)23.1%28.4%21.1%
$2,000 to $2,4998.6% (±11.1 points)6.3%9.4%12.0%
$2,500 to $2,9993.3% (±5.4 points)2.5%2.8%5.5%
$3,000 or more0.0% (±21.6 points)2.3%1.9%6.8%

The most common range is $1,000 to $1,499, paid by 51.3% of renting households.

11.9% of rented homes in Rehoboth Beach cost $2,000 or more a month.

Rehoboth Beach against Sussex County, its state and the nation

Estimate (90% margin of error)
Rehoboth BeachSussex CountyDelawareUnited States
Median gross rent$1,307 (±$162)$1,238 (±$42)$1,401 (±$16)$1,413
Rented homes paying rent152 (±55)17,771 (±1,214)103,496 (±2,212)42,849,984

In Rehoboth Beach, median gross rent is not measurably different from Sussex County ($1,238).

It is not measurably different from Delaware ($1,401).

It is not measurably different from the national figure ($1,413).

In Sussex County, Rehoboth Beach ranks 9 of 22 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest median gross rent.

Statewide, it ranks 36 of 63.

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

How rent in Rehoboth Beach has changed since 2015–2019

2015–2019 and 2020–2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates
2015–20192020–2024Amount of changeVerdict
Median gross rent$1,261 (±$115)$1,307 (±$162)+3.6%Down after inflation
Households that rent18.5% (±4.9 points)19.2% (±6.2 points)+0.7 percentage pointsNot a measurable change
Rental vacancy rate26.5% (±10.1 points)27.5% (±15.3 points)+1.0 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.

Median gross rent in places near Rehoboth Beach

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Rehoboth Beach
PlaceDistanceMedian gross rentCompared with this place
Rehoboth Beach—$1,307 (±$162)—
Dewey Beach1.5 mi$2,536 (±$1,752)Not measurably different
Lewes5.4 mi$381 (±$242)Lower
Long Neck7.9 mi$1,025 (±$525)Not measurably different
Bethany Beach12 mi$1,375 (±$705)Not measurably different
Millville13 mi$1,750 (±$98)Higher
Milton13 mi$1,310 (±$381)Not measurably different
Ocean View13 mi$1,774 (±$180)Higher
Dagsboro15 mi$1,151 (±$49)Not measurably different

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Lewes, DE ($381).

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Millville, DE ($1,750), Ocean View, DE ($1,774).

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

Median gross rent across Sussex County, place by place

RankPlaceMedian gross rent
3Millville$1,750 (±$98)
4Fenwick Island$1,438 (±$663)
5Georgetown$1,410 (±$203)
6Bethany Beach$1,375 (±$705)
7Greenwood$1,316 (±$101)
8Milton$1,310 (±$381)
9Rehoboth Beach$1,307 (±$162)
10Millsboro$1,277 (±$302)
11Milford$1,260 (±$163)
12Seaford$1,176 (±$88)
13Selbyville$1,152 (±$465)
14Dagsboro$1,151 (±$49)
15Bridgeville$1,140 (±$125)

Showing 13 of 22 places in Sussex 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 Rehoboth Beach

What is the average rent in Rehoboth Beach, DE?

The Census Bureau publishes the median rather than the average: the median gross rent in Rehoboth Beach is $1,307 (±$162) a month (2020–2024 American Community Survey), so half of renting households pay less and half pay more.

How much has rent gone up in Rehoboth Beach?

In Rehoboth Beach, the median gross rent went from $1,261 in 2015–2019 to $1,307 in 2020–2024 (+3.6%).

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

How many rentals in Rehoboth Beach cost more than $2,000 a month?

11.9% of rented homes in Rehoboth Beach have a gross rent of $2,000 or more a month, and 7.9% cost less than $500.

Is rent in Rehoboth Beach higher than in Sussex County?

In Rehoboth Beach, median gross rent is not measurably different from Sussex County ($1,238).

It is not measurably different from Delaware ($1,401).

It is not measurably different from the national figure ($1,413).

Is this the rent for an apartment listed today?

No: these are rents households reported paying across 2020–2024, not asking rents for vacant homes, which usually run higher.

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 Rehoboth Beach city, Delaware (place:60290, in state:10).

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

The 2015–2019 figures are B25064_001E, B25064_001M, DP04_0047PE, DP04_0047PM, DP04_0005E, DP04_0005M from the 2019 release.

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DP04_0134E, DP04_0134M, DP04_0126E, DP04_0126M, DP04_0127PE, DP04_0127PM, DP04_0128PE, DP04_0128PM, DP04_0129PE, DP04_0129PM, DP04_0130PE, DP04_0130PM, DP04_0131PE, DP04_0131PM, DP04_0132PE, DP04_0132PM, DP04_0133PE, DP04_0133PM

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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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