DE area data
Bethel, DE
Bethel, DE.
Population: 375 (Census ACS)
Home values & appreciation
- Median home value
- $329,082
- 1-year appreciation
- -5.1%
- 3-year appreciation
- -9.3%
- 5-year appreciation
- -3.5%
- All-time peak (2023-04)
- $371,050
- House Price Index
- 346.8 (+6.3% YoY)
Market activity
- 1-year forecast
- +0.5%
Affordability
- Cost of living index (Above Average)
- 101.2 (100 = US avg)
- Electricity rate (state-level)
- 17.1¢/kWh
- Natural gas rate (state-level)
- $16.00/MCF
- 30-year mortgage rate (national)
- 6.66%
- 15-year mortgage rate (national)
- 6.00%
Natural hazards & flood risk
- Overall hazard risk
- Relatively Moderate
- Top hazards
- coastalFlooding, winterWeather, coldWave, hurricane, lightning
Climate (30-year normals)
- Annual precipitation
- 49.0 in
Air quality
- Air quality rating
- Good
- Median AQI (annual)
- 47
- Days with Good air quality
- 215
- Days with Unhealthy air quality
- 2
Amenities
- National parks within ~60 mi
- 4
- Nearest national park
- Harriet Tubman Underground Railroad National Historical Park (29 mi)
- Nearest airport
- Laurel Airport (3 mi)
- Nearest major airport
- Salisbury Ocean City Wicomico Regional Airport (SBY) (17 mi)
- Hospitals nearby (~15 mi)
- 1,090
- Avg hospital rating
- 3.1 / 5
- EV charging stations (within 10 mi)
- 10
- Solar radiation rating
- Fair (4.2 kWh/m²/day)
Migration
- Net migration
- +3,507 tax filers
Housing stock
- Median year housing built
- 1,950
- Median annual property tax
- $479
- Households with broadband internet
- 71.7%
Employment & development
- Total county employment
- 81,731
- Average weekly wage
- $1,009
- Top industries (by employment)
- Accommodation & Food, Health Care, Construction
- Annual residential building permits (county)
- 3,816
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