DE area data
Georgetown, DE
Georgetown, DE.
Population: 20,760 (Census ACS)
Home values & appreciation
- Median home value
- $381,121
- 1-year appreciation
- +0.3%
- 3-year appreciation
- +2.3%
- 5-year appreciation
- +16.7%
- 10-year appreciation
- +67.2%
- All-time peak (2026-03)
- $381,950
- House Price Index
- 346.8 (+6.3% YoY)
Market activity
- 1-year forecast
- +0.4%
- New listings (monthly)
- 16
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%
Schools
- Total schools
- 7
- Elementary schools
- 2
- Middle schools
- 1
- High schools
- 2
- Charter schools
- 1
Natural hazards & flood risk
- Overall hazard risk
- Relatively Moderate
- Top hazards
- coastalFlooding, winterWeather, coldWave, hurricane, lightning
Climate (30-year normals)
- Average annual temperature
- 57.0°F
- Average high
- 68.0°F
- Average low
- 47.0°F
- Annual precipitation
- 46.9 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
- 3
- Nearest national park
- Assateague Island National Seashore (40 mi)
- Nearest airport
- Delaware Coastal Airport (GED) (4 mi)
- Nearest major airport
- Salisbury Ocean City Wicomico Regional Airport (SBY) (22 mi)
- Hospitals nearby (~15 mi)
- 1
- EV charging stations (within 10 mi)
- 16
- Solar radiation rating
- Fair (4.2 kWh/m²/day)
Migration
- Net migration
- +3,507 tax filers
Housing stock
- Median year housing built
- 1,994
- Median annual property tax
- $971
- Mean commute to work
- 28 min
- Households with broadband internet
- 58.4%
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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