The median home in Claymont, Delaware is valued at $313,421, up 4.4% year over year. Typical monthly rent is $1,716, producing a price-to-rent ratio of 15.2x — near the national average of 18x. Claymont is part of the Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD metropolitan area, which CrashWatch tracks daily with real-time stress scores and crash risk analysis.

Home Value$313,421

+4.4%

Rent$1,716/mo

Prices rising — worse for buyers.

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$62,684 on $313,421

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Stretch29.3% of income

Above 28% but manageable with cuts.

PITI$1,834

P/I29.3%

Afford$299K

Gap-$14K

P&I $1,585Tax $149Ins $100

Renting $118/mo cheaper ($1,716 rent)6.50% 30yr, 20% down, county tax + DE ins. 28% per HUD.

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Other cities in Delaware

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South Bethany$1.14M Dewey Beach$1.03M Fenwick Island$938K Bethany Beach$826K Rehoboth Beach$791K Hockessin$587K Lewes$582K Ocean View$525K

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