The median home in New Castle, Delaware is valued at $274,437, up 1.1% year over year. Typical monthly rent is $1,706, producing a price-to-rent ratio of 13.4x — below the national average of 18x. New Castle 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$274,437

+1.1%

Rent$1,706/mo

Prices rising — worse for buyers.

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$54,887 on $274,437

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Affordable25.9% of income

Under the 28% guideline.

PITI$1,618

P/I25.9%

Afford$297K

Room+$22K

P&I $1,388Tax $130Ins $100

Buying $88/mo cheaper ($1,706 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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