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Foreclosure Rates in New Castle County

Explore foreclosure rates across New Castle County, with detailed insights into cities and local areas experiencing the highest levels of foreclosure activity. This data highlights regional trends, local housing market pressures, and areas where foreclosure filings are rising or declining. By comparing statistics across cities and local areas within New Castle County, users can better understand how foreclosure activity varies throughout the region and how it changes over time.

State
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2025
2026
Bear
316
220
30.38%
187
15%
95
49.2%
44
53.68%
88
100%
84
4.55%
76
9.52%
162
113.16%
26
Claymont
104
100
3.85%
85
15%
35
58.82%
19
45.71%
42
121.05%
49
16.67%
38
22.45%
24
36.84%
13
Delaware City
19
15
21.05%
16
6.67%
8
50%
5
37.5%
7
40%
4
42.86%
4
0%
10
150%
1
Hockessin
43
26
39.53%
22
15.38%
17
22.73%
4
76.47%
10
150%
24
140%
14
41.67%
19
35.71%
5
Kirkwood
0
1
0
100%
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Middletown
345
259
24.93%
239
7.72%
107
55.23%
49
54.21%
105
114.29%
71
32.38%
65
8.45%
89
36.92%
29
New Castle
760
560
26.32%
457
18.39%
200
56.24%
107
46.5%
202
88.79%
207
2.48%
187
9.66%
191
2.14%
65
Newark
893
654
26.76%
595
9.02%
204
65.71%
121
40.69%
236
95.04%
274
16.1%
218
20.44%
219
0.46%
71
Odessa
2
2
0%
0
100%
0
0
2
0
100%
1
1
0%
4
Port Penn
5
1
80%
0
100%
1
1
0%
1
0%
0
100%
2
0
100%
0
Saint Georges
10
4
60%
1
75%
1
0%
0
100%
0
2
3
50%
0
100%
0
Townsend
150
104
30.67%
92
11.54%
23
75%
13
43.48%
108
730.77%
29
73.15%
38
31.03%
38
0%
11
Wilmington
1853
1251
32.49%
1057
15.51%
467
55.82%
250
46.47%
505
102%
498
1.39%
534
7.23%
482
9.74%
168
Yorklyn
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
TOTAL
4500
3197
31.33%
2751
36.61%
1158
48.87%
613
49.52%
1306
154.19%
1242
16.28%
1180
2.39%
1236
7.65%
393
Calculations are based on the official filing date of the foreclosure, as stamped or printed on the document and recorded at the county level. The report incorporates documents filed across all three phases of foreclosure: Default — Notice of Default (NOD) and Lis Pendens (LIS); Auction — Notice of Trustee Sale (NTS) and Notice of Foreclosure Sale (NFS).