Delaware
Delaware home listings asked for less money in December – see the current median price here
Bellevue State Park pond draws skaters as ice thickens in cold snap
Skating – or just the novelty of walking on a pond – is back at Bellevue State Park, at least while it remains cold enough for the pond to have thick ice. Officials opened the pond to skating Wednesday, Jan. 22, 2025 – it might not have officially been open for winter recreation since 2018.
In Delaware, median home prices were $479,940, a slight decrease from November. The median Delaware home listed for sale had 2,048 square feet, with a price of $235 per square foot.
The median home in New Castle County listed for $399,900 in December, down 2.4% from the previous month’s $409,750, an analysis of data from Realtor.com shows. Compared with December 2023, the median home list price slightly decreased from $400,000.
The median home in Kent County listed for $399,925 in December, slightly up from the previous month’s $399,900. Compared with December 2023, the median home list price decreased 2.3% from $409,250.
The median home in Sussex County listed for $545,300 in December, slightly up from the previous month’s $545,200. Compared with December 2023, the median home list price increased 1% from $539,700.
The statistics in this article only pertain to houses listed for sale in, not houses that were sold. Information on your local housing market, along with other useful community data, is available at data.delawareonline.com.
Home listings in Delaware
New Castle County’s median home was 1,877 square feet, listed at $212 per square foot. The price per square foot of homes for sale is up 2.4% from December 2023.
Listings in New Castle County moved briskly, at a median 47 days listed compared with the December national median of 70 days on the market. In the previous month, homes had a median of 39 days on the market. Around 338 homes were newly listed on the market in December, a 5.6% increase from 320 new listings in December 2023.
Kent County’s median home was 2,018 square feet, listed at $207 per square foot. The price per square foot of homes for sale is up 3.1% from December 2023.
Listings in Kent County moved briskly, at a median 54 days listed compared with the December national median of 70 days on the market. In the previous month, homes had a median of 49 days on the market. Around 150 homes were newly listed on the market in December, a 17.2% increase from 128 new listings in December 2023.
Sussex County’s median home was 2,129 square feet, listed at $259 per square foot. The price per square foot of homes for sale is up 0.9% from December 2023.
Listings in Sussex County moved slowly, at a median 79 days listed compared with the December national median of 70 days on the market. In the previous month, homes had a median of 67 days on the market. Around 308 homes were newly listed on the market in December, a 13.2% increase from 272 new listings in December 2023.
The median home prices issued by Realtor.com may exclude many, or even most, of a market’s homes. The price and volume represent only single-family homes, condominiums or townhomes. They include existing homes, but exclude most new construction as well as pending and contingent sales.
Across the Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington metro area, median home prices fell to $358,075, slightly lower than a month earlier. The median home had 1,551 square feet, at a list price of $226 per square foot.
Throughout the United States, the median home price was $402,502, a slight decrease from the month prior. The median American home for sale was listed at 1,800 square feet, with a price of $222 per square foot.
The median home list price used in this report represents the midway point of all the houses or units listed over the given period of time. Experts say the median offers a more accurate view of what’s happening in a market than the average list price, which would mean taking the sum of all listing prices then dividing by the number of homes sold. The average can be skewed by one particularly low or high price.
The USA TODAY Network is publishing localized versions of this story on its news sites across the country, generated with data from Realtor.com. Please leave any feedback or corrections for this story here. This story was written by Ozge Terzioglu.
DELAWARE COUNTY – Delaware County is gearing up for a year-long celebration of the United States’ 250th anniversary, bringing together community partners for a series of events and programs.
Delaware County’s plans for the semiquincentennial
The Delaware County America 250 Commission hosted a “We the People” party to unveil plans for the upcoming celebrations.
The events aim to educate and connect the local community while drawing visitors from outside Philadelphia to explore the area’s rich history.
What they’re saying:
“Delaware County is not just watching from the sidelines, we are proud to be an essential part of a massive regional and national celebration,” said Christine Reuther, Delaware County Council Vice Chair.
Andrea Silva, director of the Delaware County America 250 Commission, highlighted the diverse themes that will be showcased throughout the year.
Celebrating 250 years of history
The backstory:
Friday’s event celebrated Delaware County’s 250-year history, with different tables reflecting various themes.
Attendees included Colonial Farmstead, Penn’s Woods Winery, and Pathways to Freedom.
The programming will feature over 100 events, including the Battle for Independence: Amazing Race to Brandywine and the Irish America 250 Kick Off on Jan. 14.
The celebrations are expected to leave a lasting legacy, with hopes of boosting the local economy.
“We want to see real economic impact for our local businesses as visitors from around the world come to shop on our main streets and stay in our towns and eat in our restaurants,” said Reuther.
What’s next:
This year’s county event specifics can be found here.
The Source: Information from the Delaware County America 250 Commission.
How to report a crime to Delaware Crime Stoppers
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A 19-year-old man was shot dead in Wilmington’s Southbridge neighborhood in the early hours of Jan. 9, police said.
Wilmington officers arriving to the 200 block of S. Claymont St. about 3:30 a.m. found the teen there.
The teen, whom police have not named, was pronounced dead at the scene.
Anyone with information about this shooting should contact Wilmington Police Detective Derek Haines at (302) 576-3656. People can also provide information to Delaware Crime Stoppers at (800) TIP-3333 or delawarecrimestoppers.com.
Violence by the numbers
This is the first homicide reported this year in Delaware, which last year saw a slight drop in all violent killings.
Delaware police reported 52 people being killed in violent crimes in 2025, a drop of nearly 12% when compared with 59 people killed in 2024, according to a Delaware Online/The News Journal database.
While the number of people killed in homicides statewide is down, the number of people killed by gunfire in Delaware was up in 2025 for the third year in a row.
According to the Delaware Online database, 47 were shot dead in Delaware last year. That was one more victim (46) than in 2024, three more (44) than in 2023 and nine more (38) than in 2022.
Despite the increase in gun-related deaths, there were fewer people shot last year in Delaware for the second year in a row.
Police reported 164 people being shot last year in Delaware. The previous year saw 195 people shot and police reported 210 people being shot in 2023.
This was the fewest people shot in Delaware since 2018, when police reported 146 people being shot statewide.
Send tips or story ideas to Esteban Parra at (302) 324-2299 or eparra@delawareonline.com.
Humpback whale beaches and dies at Delaware Seashore State Park
The Marine Education, Research and Rehabilitation Institute will perform a necropsy.
A dead humpback whale washed up near Bethany Beach on Jan. 8, according to the nonprofit Marine Education Research and Rehabilitation Institute.
The juvenile male was first seen Jan. 6, floating at sea about 2 miles off the Indian River Inlet, a MERR Facebook post said. The bloated 30-foot whale ultimately beached near a private community in the early afternoon of Jan. 8, the post said.
MERR is attempting to coordinate with the Delaware Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control to get equipment to move the whale out of the water and onto the beach to perform a necropsy, the post said. Right now, there isn’t enough information to determine a cause of death.
Delaware saw at least three dead whales last year, in the Indian River Bay, at Delaware Seashore State Park and at Pigeon Point. The first two were humpbacks, while the Pigeon Point whale was a fin whale.
A necropsy on the Delaware Seashore whale found blunt force trauma across its back, indicating it may have been struck by a ship, MERR Director Suzanne Thurman said.
Recently, on Jan. 4, a dead fin whale was found on the bow of a ship at the Gloucester Marine Terminal in New Jersey, which is located in the Port of Philadelphia on the Delaware River.
Shannon Marvel McNaught reports on southern Delaware and beyond. Reach her at smcnaught@gannett.com or on Facebook.
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