ZIP 19711
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Last updated: October 17, 2026
What the numbers show
April. Asking rents in ZIP 19711 usually run 1.3% below trend in April and 1% above it in December, about $47 a month apart at today's median. Based on 8 years of data.
Rent in ZIP 19711 is 0.4% below its high of $2,037 in August 2026, at $2,028 as of September 2026.
Rent in ZIP 19711 changed +3.6% over the year to September 2026. Across the 17 Delaware ZIP codes Zillow tracks, the typical change was +5.2%.
From 2019 to 2024, rent in ZIP 19711 rose 47.5% while median household income rose 23.6% ($77,188 to $95,403). Rent outpaced income.
Rent in ZIP 19711 is 54.2% higher than in March 2020. Across the US, rent is up 37.3% over the same stretch.
Rent rose in 8 of the last 12 months.
30% of the median household income ($95,403) is $2,385 a month. That covers HUD's Fair Market Rent for up to a 3-bedroom ($2,190); a 4-bedroom is $2,450.
2nd cheapest of 3 ZIP codes in Newark.
ZIP 19805, 8 miles away, rents for 23% less ($1,554/mo), about $5,700 a year in savings.
From Zillow's monthly rent index (ZORI) for ZIP 19711. The seasonal pattern compares Zillow’s seasonally adjusted and unadjusted series. Income is the Census median household income (5-year estimates). Fair Market Rents are HUD’s, which include utilities.
Who lives here
ZIP 19711 (Newark, DE) is majority owner-occupied, skews toward younger working-age adults, has a median income above the national average, 53.7% of residents hold a bachelor's degree or higher.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
How ZIP 19711 in Newark, DE has changed in 5 years
Since 2021, the typical rent in ZIP 19711 in Newark, DE has increased from $1,478 to $2,028, a 37.2% change over five years. Median household income rose from $80,660 to $95,403 between 2021 and 2024, a 18.3% shift. That spread, with rent up faster than earnings, points to a tougher affordability environment than five years ago. The population has contracted by 1.2% since 2021, moving from about 50,045 residents to roughly 49,432. College-educated residents now make up 53.7% of adults here, versus 50.4% in 2021. Taken together, the five-year picture in ZIP 19711 in Newark, DE reflects how housing costs and the people paying them have evolved through a stretch that included a pandemic, a hot rental market, and a recent cooling phase.
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Last updated: October 17, 2026
ZIP code 19711 covers Newark, DE. The median rent here is $2,028/mo as of October 2026. A 1-bedroom rents for a median of $1,540/mo. A 2-bedroom rents for a median of $1,830/mo.
At 26% of local median household income ($95,403/yr), ZIP 19711 ranks as affordable compared to the national benchmark of 30%. Rents have increased 3.6% over the past year.
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At $2,028/mo, rent takes ~26% of ZIP 19711's median household income ($95,403/yr). The standard benchmark is 30%.
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