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Bethel, DE Housing Affordability Index

Bethel, Delaware has an MBR Housing Affordability Index score of 178.9 (Highly Affordable) as of October 30, 2026, ranking 3rd most affordable of 59 scored Delaware cities, compared with 103.6 statewide and 97.4 nationally. On a median-priced $294,700 home with 20% down, the Delaware average 30-year fixed rate of 7.37% means a monthly principal and interest payment of about $1,627, or 20% of the city’s $99,375 median household income.

The MBR Housing Affordability Index (MBR-HAI) for Bethel is updated every night from live Delaware mortgage rates and U.S. Census Bureau income, home value and housing cost data for the city. A score of 100 equals the national average; higher scores mean homeownership is more affordable.

Bethel MBR-HAI 178.9 Highly Affordable
Rank in Delaware 3 of 59 1 = most affordable
Delaware 103.6 Statewide score
National 97.4 100 = baseline
Avg 30-yr rate 7.37% Delaware lenders
Median home value $294,700 U.S. Census Bureau

Bethel is 75.2 points above the Delaware score. Scores as of October 30, 2026. See the Delaware index

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What It Takes to Buy in Bethel

$1,627/mo
Principal & Interest
Median home, 20% down, 7.37%
$69,700
Income Needed
To keep the payment at 28% of income
$99,375
Median Household Income
Delaware: $84,954
3.0x
Price-to-Income Ratio
Delaware: 4.1x
$1,375/mo
Median Owner Costs
Mortgage, taxes, insurance, utilities
$394/yr
Median Property Tax
0.13% of median value
19.0%
Owner Cost Burden
Owners spending 30%+ of income on housing
47.1%
Renter Cost Burden
Renters spending 30%+ of income on rent

Source: U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates (2024) for Bethel, Delaware. The rate is the Delaware average 30-year fixed rate from MonitorBankRates, since lenders publish rates by state.

How Bethel Ranks in Delaware

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“MonitorBankRates (MBR) Housing Affordability Index, MonitorBankRates.com, October 30, 2026. Bethel, Delaware score: 178.9 (Highly Affordable), ranked 3 of 59 Delaware cities. monitorbankrates.com/housing-affordability-index/delaware/bethel”