Direct recent-lease rent history
Monthly overall-rent index; missing observations are not filled from another geography.
Recent-lease rent$1,5272026-07 · +7.2% year over year
Rental vacancyn/an/a
Time on marketn/an/a
FIPS 10003 · population 577,961 · part of Philadelphia, PA
The latest county-level Zillow ZORI is $1,940 per month in 2026-06. It is a typical asking-rent index across rental types—not an arithmetic average, signed lease or quote for one property.
| Bedrooms | HUD monthly FMR | Geography | Measurement boundary |
|---|---|---|---|
| Studio | $1,397 | New Castle County, DE | HUD administrative benchmark; compare with same-bedroom listings, never treat it as observed asking rent. |
| 1 bedroom | $1,520 | New Castle County, DE | HUD administrative benchmark; compare with same-bedroom listings, never treat it as observed asking rent. |
| 2 bedrooms | $1,810 | New Castle County, DE | HUD administrative benchmark; compare with same-bedroom listings, never treat it as observed asking rent. |
| 3 bedrooms | $2,170 | New Castle County, DE | HUD administrative benchmark; compare with same-bedroom listings, never treat it as observed asking rent. |
| 4 bedrooms | $2,423 | New Castle County, DE | HUD administrative benchmark; compare with same-bedroom listings, never treat it as observed asking rent. |
Zillow asking rent, ACS gross rent and HUD FMR describe different housing universes. They remain separate and no metro, city or neighboring-county value replaces missing county evidence.Zillow pulled 2026-07-26 · HUD pulled 2026-07-26
Everything here joins on the county FIPS code, so each figure comes from the agency that publishes it with no name matching in between.
Zillow estimates a current home value. FHFA tracks repeat mortgage transactions. Their growth rates should be read side by side, not averaged.
Survey source: Census ACS 5-year — county housing value, tenure and stock · ACS 2024 5-year · pulled 2026-07-30. These values describe different housing universes and are not combined into gross yield.
Workplace source: BLS QCEW — county employment and wages · annual county employment and wages 2021-2025; latest 2025 vs 2024 · pulled 2026-08-02. QCEW counts covered jobs located in the county, not employed residents or the metro score’s CES/LAUS series.
BEA per-capita personal income divides all personal income by the county population. It is broader than wages, but it is not household income or a measure of what renters can afford.
HUD CHAS separates renter households by income relative to local HAMFI. Moderate burden means housing costs above 30% through 50% of income; severe burden means more than 50%.
These Apartment List observations match the exact county Census code 10003. They are kept separate from Zillow asking rent, Census occupied-home rent and wider metro measures.
Monthly overall-rent index; missing observations are not filled from another geography.
New Castle County poses an income-versus-market-balance tension: its published 6.22% gross yield permits a preliminary rental screen, while Realtor.com’s active MLS listings increased 24.29% at its supplied observation, adding visible supply. It merits investigation by buyers prepared to test flood exposure and operating costs address by address; those relying on further price gains should be cautious. Zillow’s county observation for 2026-06 put median home value at $374,569 and median asking rent at $1,940 per month.
That yield represents annual market rent before expenses, not net cash flow. Zillow’s median value rose 2.05% year over year at that observation. Separately, FHFA’s repeat-transaction HPI rose 2.82% in 2025; it is an appreciation index rather than a home value. The Zillow and FHFA measures have different methods and observation labels and must not be averaged. The effective property-tax rate is 0.71%, requiring parcel-level validation against assessments and tax bills. HUD FMR is a payment standard, not an asking-rent estimate or yield input.
Listing-market evidence is not proof of closed-sale demand: active listings are visible supply, while days on market, price reductions and pending data are not sale prices. QCEW’s annual average reports county workplace covered employment grew 0.68%; Education and health services is the largest disclosed private supersector, not the entire economy or a resident-employment measure. Investor mortgages were 519 of 5,755 purchases, or 9.02%, indicating a defined competitor cohort rather than total buyer composition. Tax-return migration was positive by 234 households, but moving-in households’ average AGI was $1,615 lower than movers’ average; this does not establish income-led demand.
Inland flood is the dominant hazard, and modeled expected annual climate loss equals 0.14% of building value; it is a modeled ratio rather than a property-specific loss or insurance quote. Missing flood-zone, elevation, insurance, condition, debt terms, vacancy, repair, and neighborhood closed-sale/rent-comp evidence prevent calculation of net yield, debt-service coverage, replacement-cost exposure, or exit value. Verify tax assessments, insurance and flood history, lease comps, buyer financing, and purchase-mortgage composition before treating county evidence as property underwriting.
This view uses 12 direct Zillow ZIP markets matched to Census ZCTAs. Each ZIP is assigned by its largest HUD residential county share; this is not an exhaustive county inventory.
New Castle County’s current Zillow ZORI—a typical observed asking-rent index—was $1,940, after a 3.6% year-over-year increase. In the selected ZIP evidence, the index ranges from $1,546 in 19802 to $2,749 in 19709: a $1,203 spread around a $1,878 median. That breadth makes the county figure a market frame rather than a quoted unit price. It cannot tell a renter which units are available, what concessions apply, or which lease charges change the all-in payment. The central choice is whether a particular listing’s present ask, bedroom count, and lease structure fit a household budget while also being relevant to any administrative payment benchmark.
Keep the three rent universes separate. ACS 2024 five-year ZCTA estimates put median gross rent between $1,192 and $1,827; they are survey-based resident rent measures rather than current observed asking rents. FY2026 HUD FMRs for two-bedroom units range from $1,550 to $2,220 and function as administrative standards, not listing prices. The ZIP ZORI index stands at 96.6% to 136.8% of the corresponding FMR. This arithmetic can flag where a current asking-rent index differs from the standard, but it does not make ZORI bedroom-specific or establish a unit’s program eligibility. It also should not be read as a timing-adjusted trend comparison because the measures have different construction and purpose.
Burden and vacancy add different, survey-based screens. The county’s ACS burden measure is 47.8% for renter households at or above the 30% threshold, alongside a 5.0% vacancy rate. Across the displayed ZIPs, burden ranges from 26.5% to 57.6%, and vacancy from 1.1% to 13.4%. ZIP 19802 pairs the top end of the burden range with a 9.3% vacancy rate, underscoring that the measures do not yield a simple ranking. Its required income at the standard budget share of the current index is $61,840 versus a $53,812 ACS median household income; that is a mechanical area comparison, not a finding about any individual household.
Coverage and geography limit how far this comparison travels. The display includes 12 of 15 eligible direct-ZORI ZIP/ZCTA matches, covering 60,068 renter households, so it is not a countywide inventory of listings or geographies. All selected ZIPs have a 100.0% largest HUD residential-address share assigned to New Castle County, yet ZIPs can cross county lines and Census ZCTAs are not USPS delivery ZIPs. Before acting on any ZIP-level signal, check the individual property’s current asking rent, bedroom and bath count, availability date, lease term, fees, utilities, concessions, and any applicable program’s precise rules.
15 ZIP profiles passed the county gate; the 12 with the most renter households are shown.
| ZIP / ZCTA | Zillow asking rent | ACS gross rent | HUD 2BR | Burden 30%+ | Vacancy | Income screen | HUD county share |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19702 → | $1,876 | $1,645 | $1,930 | 39.7% | 3.3% | $75k | 100.0% |
| 19720 | $1,747 | $1,363 | $1,640 | 55.2% | 4.5% | $70k | 100.0% |
| 19711 | $2,283 | $1,636 | $1,830 | 49.5% | 8.3% | $91k | 100.0% |
| 19805 | $1,670 | $1,215 | $1,550 | 50.6% | 7.5% | $67k | 100.0% |
| 19801 | $1,880 | $1,192 | $1,610 | 44.6% | 13.4% | $75k | 100.0% |
| 19802 | $1,546 | $1,227 | $1,600 | 57.6% | 9.3% | $62k | 100.0% |
| 19713 | $1,741 | $1,325 | $1,680 | 43.5% | 4.6% | $70k | 100.0% |
| 19808 | $2,122 | $1,436 | $1,720 | 35.9% | 2.0% | $85k | 100.0% |
| 19701 | $2,453 | $1,827 | $2,220 | 47.5% | 2.8% | $98k | 100.0% |
| 19703 | $1,628 | $1,392 | $1,640 | 40.7% | 3.8% | $65k | 100.0% |
| 19806 | $1,918 | $1,396 | $1,740 | 46.1% | 9.6% | $77k | 100.0% |
| 19709 | $2,749 | $1,599 | $2,010 | 26.5% | 1.1% | $110k | 100.0% |
Open a five-digit report for asking rent, affordability, rent history and resale liquidity. Each row keeps its ZIP/ZCTA measurement scope.
| ZIP report | City label | Zillow rent | 1Y change | ACS burden 30%+ | Population |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ZIP 19701 rental reportNew Castle County | Bear, DE | $2,453 | ▲ 3.6% | 47.5% | 42,984 |
| ZIP 19711 rental reportNew Castle County | Newark, DE | $2,283 | ▲ 4.3% | 49.5% | 49,432 |
| ZIP 19801 rental reportNew Castle County | Wilmington, DE | $1,880 | ▲ 4.3% | 44.6% | 16,327 |
| ZIP 19702 rental reportNew Castle County | Newark, DE | $1,876 | ▲ 2.9% | 39.7% | 55,683 |
Zillow ZORI is an asking-rent index. ACS burden and population describe the Census ZCTA; missing observations remain n/a.
Census-recognized incorporated places and CDPs that intersect this county. The list does not pretend to include every neighborhood or informal community.
Population is the total place-wide ACS estimate, not an allocated county share. A place crossing a county line is labelled explicitly. Source: Census ACS 5-year — cities and communities · ACS 2024 5-year · pulled 2026-07-30.
0.135% of building value expected lost per year
$2,499 median annual bill
11,993 in · 11,759 out
$77,413 arriving · $79,028 leaving
519 of 5,755 mortgages
Listing price is an asking price, not a closed sale. Quality-flagged county rows are withheld instead of displayed.
A metro is an average of these. Which side of a county line a property sits on can change the tax bill, the hazard profile and the tenant pool.
| County | Population | Price | Rent | Yield | Hazard |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Castle County | 577,961 | $375k | $1,940 | 6.2% | inland flooding |
| Philadelphia County | 1,579,706 | $237k | $1,814 | 9.2% | inland flooding |
| Montgomery County | 867,573 | $504k | $2,081 | 5.0% | inland flooding |
| Bucks County | 647,461 | $534k | $2,212 | 5.0% | inland flooding |
| Delaware County | 579,222 | $374k | $1,828 | 5.9% | inland flooding |
| Chester County | 547,840 | $588k | $2,214 | 4.5% | inland flooding |
| Camden County | 527,257 | $360k | $1,986 | 6.6% | inland flooding |
| Burlington County | 467,805 | $429k | $2,262 | 6.3% | inland flooding |
| Gloucester County | 306,954 | $390k | $2,173 | 6.7% | inland flooding |
No. HUD FMR is a payment standard, while the record separately publishes median monthly asking rent.
QCEW annual covered employment at workplaces in the county, not resident employment or an unemployment measure.
No. It publishes gross yield before costs but lacks insurance, vacancy, repair, debt-term, and property-specific evidence.