Commercial Real Estate Market in Frederica, DE
Updated monthly: sale, lease, property records, location trend, and more… · Last update: August 31
8 active listings and 37 off-market properties in Frederica, DE.
Market Trends
Frederica, DE spans 23.1 square miles in Kent County, Delaware. Figures below refresh monthly; last updated 31 August 2026.
Office
Office vacancy in Frederica, 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 Frederica, DE runs 5.4% across the South region in 2025, down from 7% in 2020.
Vacancy Rate % in South region
Industrial
Industrial vacancy in Frederica, 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 Frederica, 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
- Agricultural 36.4%
- Planned_development 30.4%
- Residential 28.4%
- Commercial 1.9%
- Civic 1.6%
Largest Zones share of zoned land by district
Agricultural
Traditional Neighborhood Development
Single Family Residential
Residential
Commercial
Market overview
Demographics & Economy
Frederica, DE has 4,932 residents in 2,307 households. Density runs 214 people per square mile. Median household income here is $76,213 and median gross rent $1,282 a month.
4,932
Population
2,307
Households
2.1
Avg Household Size
40
Median Age
19%
College-Educated
87%
High-School Grad
23.1 sq mi
ZIP Area
214
Density / Sq Mi
$76,213
Median Household Income
$29,983
Median Earnings
$1,282
Median Rent
$263,400
Median Home Value
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Frequently Asked Questions
Where does Realmo's Frederica market data come from?
Realmo compiles Frederica, DE figures from 3 recent recorded sales, 7 active sale listings, 1 active lease listings, 37 tracked off-market properties, the current Frederica zoning release. Sale and lease figures refresh monthly; vacancy annually. Last updated 31 August 2026.
Methodology & data sources
- Asking prices and averages
- Computed from 7 active for-sale and 1 active for-lease listings in Frederica, 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: 1,133 zoned acres across 9 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
