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Laurel, 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

Laurel, DE Housing Market Trends

With a population of 4,161, 1,315 total housing units (homes and apartments), and a median house value of $290,093, Laurel real estate and house prices are near the national average for all cities and towns.

Single-family detached homes are the single most common housing type in Laurel, accounting for 58.80% of the town's housing units. Other types of housing that are prevalent in Laurel include large apartment complexes or high rise apartments ( 21.07%), row houses and other attached homes ( 10.33%), and a few duplexes, homes converted to apartments or other small apartment buildings ( 9.79%).

Renters dominate Laurel's housing market, and most live in three of four bedroom dwellings, chiefly found in single-family detached homes.

There is a lot of housing in Laurel built from 1970 to 1999 so parts of town may have that "Brady Bunch" look of homes popular in the '70s and early '80s, although some of these houses were built up through the early '90s as well. There is also a lot of housing in Laurel built before 1939 ( 28.42%). A lesser amount of the housing stock also hails from between 1940-1969 ( 21.75%). There's also some housing in Laurel built between 2000 and later ( 18.76%).

Vacant housing appears to be an issue in Laurel. Fully 10.61% of the housing stock is classified as vacant. Left unchecked, vacant Laurel homes and apartments can be a drag on the real estate market, holding Laurel real estate prices below levels they could achieve if vacant housing was absorbed into the market and became occupied. Housing vacancy rates are a useful measure to consider, along with other things, if you are a home buyer or a real estate investor.

Laurel Home Appreciation Rates

Appreciation rates for homes in Laurel have been tracking above average for the last ten years, according to NeighborhoodScout data. The cumulative appreciation rate over the ten years has been 85.72%, which ranks in the top 50% nationwide. This equates to an annual average Laurel house appreciation rate of 6.39%.

Appreciation rates are so strong in Laurel that despite a nationwide downturn in the housing market, Laurel real estate has continued to appreciate in value faster than most communities. Looking at just the latest twelve months, Laurel appreciation rates continue to be some of the highest in America, at 9.16%, which is higher than appreciation rates in 92.24% of the cities and towns in the nation. Based on the last twelve months, short-term real estate investors have found good fortune in Laurel. Laurel appreciation rates in the latest quarter were at 6.79%, which equates to an annual appreciation rate of 30.04%.

Importantly, this makes Laurel one of the highest appreciating communities in the nation for the latest quarter, and may signal the town's near-future real estate investment strength.

Relative to Delaware, our data show that Laurel's latest annual appreciation rate is higher than 60% of the other cities and towns in Delaware.

Average Home Values

Median Home Value

$290,093

Laurel, DE Home Prices
> $1,440,000
$1,080,001 - $1,440,000
$720,001 - $1,080,000
$576,001 - $720,000
$432,001 - $576,000
$288,001 - $432,000
$144,001 - $288,000
$72,001 - $144,000
$0 - $72,000
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.2%
0.2%
3.2%
3.2%
18.2%
18.2%
29.7%
29.7%
40.4%
40.4%
6.2%
6.2%
2.1%
2.1%
0% 100.0%
% of Homes
Low

for Delaware

Average

for nation

Number of Homes And Apartments:

1,315

Laurel Appreciation Rates

Rent & Ownership

Average Market Rent:

$1,499 / per month

Homeownership Rate

Owners
Renters
34.8%
34.8%
65.2%
65.2%
0% 100.0%
% of Homes

Vacancy Rate

Vacant
Occupied
10.6%
10.6%
89.4%
89.4%
0% 100.0%
% of Homes

Housing Market Details

Age of Homes

2000 or Newer
1970 - 1999
1940 - 1969
1939 or Older
18.8%
18.8%
31.1%
31.1%
21.8%
21.8%
28.4%
28.4%
0% 100.0%
% of Homes

Types of Homes

Single-Family
Townhomes
Small Apt. Buildings
Apt. Complexes
Mobile Homes
Other
58.8%
58.8%
10.3%
10.3%
9.8%
9.8%
21.1%
21.1%
0.0%
0.0%
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
9.2%
9.2%
2.2%
2.2%
37.3%
37.3%
37.2%
37.2%
11.8%
11.8%
2.2%
2.2%
0% 100.0%
% of Homes