Housing data for Rodney Village, DE

Rodney Village, DE has an estimated 1,331 residents and 593 homes (US Census Bureau, 2020–2024 American Community Survey).

It is an unincorporated community in Kent County.

50.6% of households rent.

The median gross rent is $1,338 a month.

Figures last updated on .

Residents
1,331 (±512)
Housing units
593 (±145)
Households that rent
50.6%
Median gross rent
$1,338
Residents since 2015–2019
+2.1%

What stands out in Rodney Village

Homes built before 1980: 77.6% (±28.2 points) in Rodney Village, higher than in Kent County (34.6%).

Commuting by public transportation: 12.8% (±9.2 points) in Rodney Village, higher than in Kent County (1.0%).

Households that rent: 50.6% (±15.9 points) in Rodney Village, higher than in Kent County (27.5%).

Working from home: 0.0% (±5.2 points) in Rodney Village, lower than in Kent County (8.7%).

Housing in Rodney Village at a glance

  • Median rent: $1,338 median gross rent a month
  • Rent by bedrooms: $1,395 median gross rent, 2 bedrooms
  • Rent burden: 71.5% of renters pay 30% or more of income
  • Renters and owners: 50.6% of households rent
  • Income and affordability: $43,558 median household income
  • Home values: $167,200 median home value
  • Homeowner costs: $997 median monthly cost with a mortgage (Small sample: wide margin of error)
  • Property taxes: $1,161 median real estate taxes a year
  • Types of homes: 28.6% of homes are in buildings of 5 or more units
  • Bedrooms: 71.3% of homes have 3 or more bedrooms (Small sample: wide margin of error)
  • Age of homes: 77.6% of homes were built before 1980
  • Vacancy rate: 11.0% rental vacancy rate (Small sample: wide margin of error)
  • Heating fuel: 83.1% heat with utility gas
  • Commute and cars: 20.0 minutes average trip to work
  • Growth: +2.1% residents since 2015–2019
  • How long people stay: 25.7% moved in since 2020 (Small sample: wide margin of error)
  • Crowding and facilities: 2.3% of homes have more than 1 person per room (Small sample: wide margin of error)

Rodney Village against Kent County, its state and the nation

Estimate (90% margin of error)
Rodney VillageKent CountyDelawareUnited States
Residents1,331 (±512)187,604 (exact)1,021,191 (exact)334,922,499
Housing units593 (±145)76,325 (±67)464,203 (±208)143,775,355
Households that rent50.6% (±15.9 points)27.5% (±1.3 points)27.0% (±0.6 points)34.8%
Median gross rent$1,338 (±$135)$1,354 (±$31)$1,401 (±$16)$1,413
Median household income$43,558 (±$6,714)$74,477 (±$2,101)$84,954 (±$1,251)$80,734
Median home value$167,200 (±$29,054)$316,600 (±$6,188)$352,000 (±$2,842)$332,700
Median real estate taxes (a year)$1,161 (±$158)$1,363 (±$29)$1,768 (±$20)$3,119
Built before 198077.6% (±28.2 points)34.6% (±2.0 points)41.8% (±0.8 points)49.7%
Average commute20.0 minutes (±4.9)26.5 minutes (±0.7)26.0 minutes (±0.3)26.4 minutes
Households with broadband83.5% (±13.5 points)91.1% (±1.0 points)92.4% (±0.4 points)91.0%
Median age of residents30.6 years (±5.2)38.8 years (±0.4)41.6 years (±0.2)38.9 years

Rodney Village covers 0.6 square miles of land, about 2,260 residents per square mile (Census Bureau Gazetteer).

How Rodney Village has changed since 2015–2019

2015–2019 and 2020–2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates
2015–20192020–2024Amount of changeVerdict
Residents1,304 (±321)1,331 (±512)+2.1%Not a measurable change
Housing units517 (±81)593 (±145)+14.7%Not a measurable change
Median gross rent$972 (±$80)$1,338 (±$135)+37.7%No measurable change after inflation
Median home value$135,300 (±$14,234)$167,200 (±$29,054)+23.6%No measurable change after inflation
Median household income$40,000 (±$4,623)$43,558 (±$6,714)+8.9%No measurable change after inflation
Median owner cost with a mortgage$1,135 (±$173)$997 (±$529)−12.2%No measurable change after inflation
Median real estate taxes$747 (±$161)$1,161 (±$158)+55.4%No measurable change after inflation
Households that rent59.3% (±11.7 points)50.6% (±15.9 points)−8.7 percentage pointsNot a measurable change
Rental vacancy rate0.0% (±10.3 points)11.0% (±18.7 points)+11.0 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.

Crime reported to police in Kent County

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

In 2025, the police departments that report for Kent County recorded 397 violent and 1,949 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 Rodney Village

Nearest places with Census figures, by straight-line distance
PlaceDistanceMedian gross rentMedian home valueHouseholds that rent
Kent Acres1.3 mi$1,574$241,60016.1%
Highland Acres1.4 mi$1,583$306,40017.7%
Wyoming1.7 mi$1,558$290,90031.0%
Camden2.2 mi$1,836$300,10019.9%
Dover2.4 mi$1,344$258,90053.1%
Rising Sun-Lebanon2.7 mi$1,755$389,90031.9%
Dover Base Housing3.2 mi$2,139—100.0%
Woodside East4.2 mi—$330,70012.1%

Places in Delaware most like Rodney Village

PlaceMedian gross rentMedian home valueMedian household incomeHouseholds that rent
Newport$1,188$246,000$60,76156.6%
Wilmington$1,224$231,400$58,67152.0%
Dover$1,344$258,900$60,19953.1%
Milford$1,260$296,900$59,46448.7%
Seaford$1,176$224,300$54,01650.5%
Edgemoor$1,438$290,400$59,42440.7%

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 Rodney Village, fiscal year 2027

Dover, DE MSA, dollars a month
Studio1 bedroom2 bedrooms3 bedrooms4 bedrooms
$1,286$1,294$1,629$2,244$2,590

HUD income limits for Rodney Village, fiscal year 2026

Dover, DE MSA, annual household income
Household sizeExtremely low (30%)Very low (50%)Low (80%)
1 person$22,650$37,700$60,350
2 people$25,900$43,100$69,000
3 people$29,150$48,500$77,600
4 people$33,000$53,900$86,200
5 people$38,680$58,200$93,100
6 people$44,360$62,500$100,000
7 people$50,040$66,850$106,900
8 people$55,720$71,150$113,800

These are the limits HUD sets for its housing programs in the Dover, DE MSA, where HUD’s median family income for fiscal year 2026 is $112,100.

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

Rodney Village 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 Rodney Village

What is the average rent in Rodney Village, DE?

The Census Bureau publishes the median rather than the average: the median gross rent in Rodney Village is $1,338 (±$135) a month (2020–2024 American Community Survey), so half of renting households pay less and half pay more.

How much is a two-bedroom apartment in Rodney Village?

The median gross rent for a two-bedroom home in Rodney Village, DE is $1,395 (±$93) a month (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Are renters in Rodney Village rent-burdened?

71.5% of renting households in Rodney Village pay 30% or more of their income in gross rent, the share housing researchers usually call rent-burdened (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

How many renters are there in Rodney Village?

Rodney Village has an estimated 267 (±131) renting households, 50.6% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

What is the median household income in Rodney Village?

The median household income in Rodney Village is $43,558 (±$6,714) a year (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

What is the average home value in Rodney Village, DE?

The Census Bureau publishes the median: $167,200 (±$29,054) for owner-occupied homes in Rodney Village (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is Rodney Village growing?

In Rodney Village, the number of residents went from 1,304 in 2015–2019 to 1,331 in 2020–2024 (+2.1%), 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 Rodney Village CDP, Delaware (place:61720, 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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