The median home in Newark, Delaware is valued at $356,253, up 3.2% year over year. Typical monthly rent is $2,041, producing a price-to-rent ratio of 14.5x — below the national average of 18x. Newark 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$356,253

+3.2%

Rent$2,041/mo

Prices rising — worse for buyers.

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$71,251 on $356,253

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Stretch33.1% of income

Above 28% but manageable with cuts.

PITI$2,071

P/I33.1%

Afford$301K

Gap-$55K

P&I $1,801Tax $169Ins $100

Renting $30/mo cheaper ($2,041 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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