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Camden, DE Real Estate Market

Source & Methodology

Analytics built by:   Location, Inc.

Raw data sources:   American Community Survey (U.S. Census Bureau), U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Federal Housing Finance Agency.

Date(s) & Update Frequency:
  • Home Values, Rents: Reflects Q4 2023. Updated quarterly.
  • Setting, Housing Stock, Homeownership: 2022 (latest available). Updated annually.

Methodology:   NeighborhoodScout uses over 600 characteristics to build a neighborhood profile… Read more about Scout's Real Estate Data

Camden, DE Housing Market Trends

With a population of 4,211, 1,566 total housing units (homes and apartments), and a median house value of $341,415, Camden real estate prices are well above average cost compared to national prices.

Single-family detached homes are the single most common housing type in Camden, accounting for 86.93% of the town's housing units. Other types of housing that are prevalent in Camden include row houses and other attached homes ( 7.71%), mobile homes or trailers ( 3.53%), and a few duplexes, homes converted to apartments or other small apartment buildings ( 1.82%).

Owner-occupied, three and four bedroom dwellings, primarily in single-family detached homes are the most prevalent type of housing you will see in Camden. Owner-occupied housing accounts for 83.76% of Camden's homes, and 64.33% have either three or four bedrooms, which is average sized relative to America.

Camden homes and real estate are some of the newest in America. 58.62% of Camden's housing was built since 2000, making the town have a very new look and feel. If you like the amenities of newer homes and subdivisions, then you will probably like what the Camden real estate market has to offer. Quite a bit of the housing here was also built between 1970-1999 ( 23.96%), and between 1940-1969 ( 13.83%). There's also some housing in Camden built before 1939 ( 3.59%).

Camden Home Appreciation Rates

Real estate appreciation rates in Camden's have tracked to near the national average over the last then years, with the annual appreciation rate averaging 5.43% during the period.

Over the last year, Camden appreciation rates have trailed the rest of the nation. In the last twelve months, Camden's appreciation rate has been 2.76%, which is lower than appreciation rates in most communities in America. In the latest quarter, NeighborhoodScout's data show that house appreciation rates in Camden were at 1.71%, which equates to an annual appreciation rate of 7.02%.

Relative to Delaware, our data show that Camden's latest annual appreciation rate is lower than 80% of the other cities and towns in Delaware.

Average Home Values

Median Home Value

$341,415

Camden, DE Home Prices
> $1,285,000
$964,001 - $1,285,000
$643,001 - $964,000
$514,001 - $643,000
$386,001 - $514,000
$257,001 - $386,000
$129,001 - $257,000
$64,001 - $129,000
$0 - $64,000
1.6%
1.6%
0.0%
0.0%
1.0%
1.0%
7.1%
7.1%
21.5%
21.5%
43.2%
43.2%
19.7%
19.7%
4.2%
4.2%
1.7%
1.7%
0% 100.0%
% of Homes
Low

for Delaware

High

for nation

Number of Homes And Apartments:

1,566

Camden Appreciation Rates

Rent & Ownership

Average Market Rent:

$2,135 / per month

Homeownership Rate

Owners
Renters
83.8%
83.8%
16.2%
16.2%
0% 100.0%
% of Homes

Vacancy Rate

Vacant
Occupied
7.8%
7.8%
92.2%
92.2%
0% 100.0%
% of Homes

Housing Market Details

Age of Homes

2000 or Newer
1970 - 1999
1940 - 1969
1939 or Older
58.6%
58.6%
24.0%
24.0%
13.8%
13.8%
3.6%
3.6%
0% 100.0%
% of Homes

Types of Homes

Single-Family
Townhomes
Small Apt. Buildings
Apt. Complexes
Mobile Homes
Other
86.9%
86.9%
7.7%
7.7%
1.8%
1.8%
0.0%
0.0%
3.5%
3.5%
0.0%
0.0%
0% 100.0%
% of Homes

Home Size

No Bedroom
1 Bedroom
2 Bedrooms
3 Bedrooms
4 Bedrooms
5 or more bedrooms
0.0%
0.0%
3.5%
3.5%
23.8%
23.8%
39.6%
39.6%
24.8%
24.8%
8.4%
8.4%
0% 100.0%
% of Homes