{"id":9804,"date":"2026-07-18T18:36:10","date_gmt":"2026-07-18T13:36:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=9804"},"modified":"2026-07-18T18:36:10","modified_gmt":"2026-07-18T13:36:10","slug":"wilmington-rents-decline-while-delaware-prices-hold-steady","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=9804","title":{"rendered":"Wilmington rents decline while Delaware prices hold steady"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><script>\r\n  atOptions = {\r\n    'key' : '644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6',\r\n    'format' : 'iframe',\r\n    'height' : 90,\r\n    'width' : 728,\r\n    'params' : {}\r\n  };\r\n<\/script>\r\n<script src=\"https:\/\/www.highperformanceformat.com\/644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6\/invoke.js\"><\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<br \/><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/s.yimg.com\/cv\/apiv2\/aolfp\/images\/og-image.png\" \/><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>Renters in Wilmington saw apartment listing prices decrease 4% from June 2025&#8217;s median of $1,807, an analysis of new data from rental marketplace <a data-ylk=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/www.zumper.com\/apartments-for-rent\/wilmington-de\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">Zumper<\/a> shows.<\/p>\n<p>The typical apartment listed for rent at $1,730 in June. Median listing prices in Wilmington are trending slightly downward from the previous month&#8217;s $1,775 price.<\/p>\n<p>The data covers all bedroom sizes, ranging from studios to four-bedroom units, within the specified metropolitan area. It reflects the median rent for all listings that were active at any given point during the month, according to Russell Middleton, co-founder of Zumper. New construction is included in the data and listings that are currently occupied or no longer available are excluded.<\/p>\n<p><strong>DELAWARE APARTMENT RENTALS: <\/strong><a data-ylk=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/data.delawareonline.com\/apartment-rental-price-report\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">Take a closer look at the data<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>REAL ESTATE: <\/strong><a data-ylk=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/www.delawareonline.com\/story\/money\/real-estate\/2026\/06\/25\/delaware-home-sales-prices-drop-in-may-from-may-2025\/90647472007\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">Delaware housing market cools as May sales, prices drop from last year<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Out of 449 rental listings in Wilmington, three are subsidized. When those are excluded, the overall median rent for listed apartments goes to $1,732.<\/p>\n<p>One-bedroom apartments listed to rent at a median of $1,680, nearly the same as May, when they were $1,670. Since June 2025, one-bedroom rental prices dropped 1% from $1,690.<\/p>\n<p>Two-bedroom apartments listed for rent were basically flat to May at a central price of $1,750, compared to $1,760. Since June 2025, two-bedroom rental prices dropped 6% from $1,860.<\/p>\n<p>Statewide, Delaware rental listing prices are very close to May&#8217;s median of $1,900. One-bedroom rentals were listed for a typical price of $1,543, essentially the same as May&#8217;s average of $1,552. Two-bedroom rental listing prices are trending slightly lower than May&#8217;s central price of $1,750 at $1,725.<\/p>\n<p>In Wilmington, the typical apartment listed for rent is 8% below the state median. One-bedroom rentals were 9% above the state median, while two-bedrooms listed slightly higher.<\/p>\n<p>Nationwide, apartment rental listing prices are in line with the previous month&#8217;s $1,900. One-bedroom rentals across the nation listed for a typical price of $1,550, the same as the previous month, while two-bedroom rental listing prices held steady to the previous month&#8217;s median of $1,800.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><strong>HOUSING: <\/strong><a data-ylk=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/www.delawareonline.com\/story\/money\/real-estate\/2026\/06\/25\/delaware-most-improved-state-home-building-affordability-rankings-realtor-com\/90681985007\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">Delaware &#8216;most improved state&#8217; in home building and affordability rank<\/a><\/p>\n<p>In Wilmington, the typical apartment listed for rent is 9% below the national median. One-bedroom apartment rentals listed 8% above the national median, with two-bedroom rentals listed slightly lower than.<\/p>\n<p>The median apartment rental prices used in this report are gathered from Zumper, which aggregates over one million active listings posted by brokers and landlords to Zumper&#8217;s Landlord Platform and third-party listings from MLS providers to calculate median asking rents. Read more about their rent estimate methodology <a data-ylk=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/www.zumper.com\/blog\/our-methodology-empowering-the-renter-with-data\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><em>USA TODAY Co. is publishing localized versions of this story on its news sites across the country, generated with data from\u00a0<\/em><a data-ylk=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/www.zumper.com\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" target=\"_blank\"><em>Zumper<\/em><\/a><em>. Please leave any feedback or corrections for this story <\/em><em><a data-ylk=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/gannett-nxuao.formstack.com\/forms\/aifeedback\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">here<\/a><\/em><em>.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>This article originally appeared on Delaware News Journal: <\/em><em><a data-ylk=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/www.delawareonline.com\/story\/news\/local\/2026\/07\/18\/wilmington-rents-drop-below-delaware-median-in-june\/90917807007\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">Wilmington rents drop below Delaware median in June<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<script async=\"async\" data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"https:\/\/pl30214220.effectivecpmnetwork.com\/9ab3d4df8a7e1a6171e16ddbf732cc19\/invoke.js\"><\/script>\r\n<div id=\"container-9ab3d4df8a7e1a6171e16ddbf732cc19\"><\/div>\r\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Renters in Wilmington saw apartment listing prices decrease 4% from June 2025&#8217;s median of $1,807, an analysis of new data from rental marketplace Zumper shows. The typical apartment listed for rent at $1,730 in June. Median listing prices in Wilmington are trending slightly downward from the previous month&#8217;s $1,775 price. 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