Commercial Real Estate Market in Bethel, DE
Updated monthly: sale, lease, property records, location trend, and more… · Last update: August 31
Market Trends
Bethel, DE spans 1.2 square miles in Sussex County, Delaware. Figures below refresh monthly; last updated 31 August 2026.
Office
Office vacancy in Bethel, DE runs 20.2% across the South region in 2025, up from 14.4% in 2019.
Retail
Retail vacancy in Bethel, DE runs 5.4% across the South region in 2025, down from 7% in 2020.
Industrial
Industrial vacancy in Bethel, DE runs 7.9% across the South region in 2025, up from 6% in 2019. Nearly 2.3x the 2022 low of 3.5%.
Multifamily
Multifamily vacancy in Bethel, DE runs 11.3% across the South region in 2025, up from 8.5% in 2022.
Zoning & Land Use
Land Use Mix share of zoned land by category
- Residential 87.2%
- Commercial 10.5%
- Civic 2.3%
Largest Zones share of zoned land by district
Bethel, DE zones 266 acres across 4 districts. Commercial zoning covers 10.5% of zoned land, residential 87.2%. The largest single district is Residential at 44.9%. For commercial buyers the practical constraint is that only 10.5% of land carries a commercial or industrial designation.
Market overview
Demographics & Economy
Bethel, DE has 258 residents in 199 households. Density runs 216 people per square mile. Median household income here is $91,111.
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Frequently Asked Questions
What zoning applies to commercial property in Bethel?
Methodology & data sources
- Vacancy rates
- Published per-sector market series, taken at the metro level where one exists and otherwise at the Census-region level — a chart reading "in <region> region" is a regional number, not this city's.
- Zoning and land use
- The current municipal zoning release: 266 zoned acres across 4 districts. Shares are of zoned land, so parcels the release leaves unclassified are excluded from the mix.
- Refresh
- The monthly aggregates close at the end of the previous month, so 31 August 2026 — not today — is the honest last update.
- Known limitations
- office vacancy is reported at South region level, retail vacancy is reported at South region level and industrial vacancy is reported at South region level.
- Coverage
- Metrics below the 10-observation threshold fall back one geographic level. The geography used is named on each figure.
Compiled by the Realmo Data team · reviewed 31 August 2026 · report a data issue
