Commercial Real Estate Market in Cheswold, DE
Updated monthly: sale, lease, property records, location trend, and more… · Last update: August 31
2 active listings and 17 off-market properties in Cheswold, DE.
Market Trends
Cheswold, DE spans 0.2 square miles in Kent County, Delaware. Figures below refresh monthly; last updated 31 August 2026.
Office
Office vacancy in Cheswold, DE runs 20.2% across the South region in 2025, up from 14.4% in 2019.
Vacancy Rate % in South region
Retail
Retail vacancy in Cheswold, DE runs 5.4% across the South region in 2025, down from 7% in 2020.
Vacancy Rate % in South region
Industrial
Industrial vacancy in Cheswold, DE runs 7.9% across the South region in 2025, up from 6% in 2019. Nearly 2.3x the 2022 low of 3.5%.
Vacancy Rate % in South region
Multifamily
Multifamily vacancy in Cheswold, DE runs 11.3% across the South region in 2025, up from 8.5% in 2022.
Vacancy Rate % in South region
Zoning & Land Use
Land Use Mix share of zoned land by category
- Residential 56.6%
- Agricultural 28.4%
- Industrial 10.3%
- Commercial 4.7%
Largest Zones share of zoned land by district
Agricultural
One And Two Family Residential
Family Residential And Townhome
Age Defined Community
Manufactured Homes
Cheswold, DE zones 1,173 acres across 10 districts. Commercial zoning covers 4.7% of zoned land, residential 56.6% and industrial 10.3%. The largest single district is Agricultural at 28.4%. For commercial buyers the practical constraint is that only 15% of land carries a commercial or industrial designation.
Agricultural (A-1)
A. A-1 Agricultural 1. To provide for a wide range of agricultural uses and farm related services, while providing for low density residential development in areas that are somewhat rural in character and where farming may be the optimal land use activity. Town of Cheswold Land Use Ordinance Art. 6. Zoning Districts and Map 74 2. To foster environmentally so…
Market overview
Demographics & Economy
Cheswold, DE has 329 residents in 80 households. Density runs 1,599 people per square mile. Median household income here is $35,556 and median gross rent $1,135 a month.
329
Population
80
Households
4.1
Avg Household Size
44
Median Age
6%
College-Educated
64%
High-School Grad
0.2 sq mi
ZIP Area
1,599
Density / Sq Mi
$35,556
Median Household Income
$35,192
Median Earnings
$1,135
Median Rent
$116,300
Median Home Value
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Frequently Asked Questions
What zoning applies to commercial property in Cheswold?
Cheswold, DE zones 1,173 acres across 10 districts, of which 4.7% is commercial and 10.3% industrial. The largest single district is Agricultural at 28.4% of zoned land. A. A-1 Agricultural 1. To provide for a wide range of agricultural uses and farm related services, while providing for low density residential development in areas that are somewhat rural in character and where farming may be the optimal land use activity. Town of Cheswold Land Use Ordinance Art. 6. Zoning Districts and Map 74 2. To foster environmentally so… Residential zoning covers 56.6% and open space 0%.
Where does Realmo's Cheswold market data come from?
Realmo compiles Cheswold, DE figures from 2 active sale listings, 17 tracked off-market properties, the current Cheswold zoning release. Sale and lease figures refresh monthly; vacancy annually. Last updated 31 August 2026.
Methodology & data sources
- Asking prices and averages
- Computed from 2 active for-sale and 0 active for-lease listings in Cheswold, DE. These are ASKING figures from live listings, not closed-transaction prices, and a segment carried by a handful of listings reads as indicative rather than an average.
- 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: 1,173 zoned acres across 10 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
