Home Price History in Delaware

Delaware's FHFA all-transactions House Price Index runs from 1975 through 2025. The state-level HPI, rebased to 100 in 2000, stood at 260.6 at the latest reading. Cumulative nominal appreciation since 2000: +160.6%.

The 2007–2011 housing crisis cut the Delaware HPI by 20.9% peak-to-trough — from 179.4 in 2007 to 141.9 in 2012. The U.S. national HPI fell roughly 21% over the same window, so Delaware's drawdown was in line with the national average.

The pandemic-era surge brought Delaware's HPI from 167.4 in 2019 to 260.6 in 2025 — a +55.7% cumulative gain in 6 years, running above the national pace.

Delaware sits in the South census region of the United States. Long-run state-level home-price appreciation reflects regional employment patterns, in-migration flows, and supply constraints. State-level FHFA series can mask significant intra-state divergence — see the linked metro pages below for sub-state breakdowns where available.

Delaware's metropolitan areas are not yet individually covered by the Housing Almanac. Metro-level FHFA data does exist for many smaller MSAs in this state — see the full metro index.

For the U.S. national context, see the national median price history or browse all 50 states.

Annual data — Delaware

FHFA House Price Index, 2000=100. Annual data; not seasonally adjusted. Source: U.S. Federal Housing Finance Agency.

Methodology

The FHFA House Price Index is a weighted, repeat-sales index that measures average price changes in repeat sales or refinancings on the same single-family properties. The all-transactions index incorporates both purchase mortgages and refinance appraisals; the index is calibrated to the South census region and rebased to 100 in the year 2000.