Bear, Delaware Rental Market Trends
Any shifts in rent prices brought forth by the COVID-19 pandemic are not yet reflected in the statistics on this page. Please bear this in mind when referencing the data below, as it may not accurately describe the current context of the Bear, Delaware rental market.
Bear, Delaware
Average Apartment Rent
$2,020
Y-o-Y Change in Average
Apartment Rent
7.2%
As of May 2026
Compared to a year ago, Bear, Delaware apartments have recorded a 7.2% rent increase.
Bear, Delaware Average apartment rent trend
Bear, Delaware Average Apartment Rent
Bear, Delaware Apartment rent ranges
At 54.15%, apartments priced $2,000 - $2,500 represent the bulk of Bear, Delaware rentals, while condos priced $1,000 - $1,500 hold the lowest share of the market – 0.97%.
Bear, Delaware Housing tenure**
Renters take up 37% of Bear, Delaware real estate, occupying a total of 3,173 units, while homeowners live in 5,427 properties.
Median number of rooms of renter-occupied housing units**
4.4
Renter median household income**
$80,081
Average household size of renter-occupied housing units**
2.39
Rental vacancy rate**
6.5%
Bear, Delaware Renter-occupied housing units by no. of bedrooms**
There are 1,616 rentals in Bear, Delaware with 2 beds making up the highest share of the market, at 51%. Units with 4 beds, on the other hand, hold the lowest percentage (1%), amounting to 37 units. Overall, the median number of rooms in Bear, Delaware homes for rent is 4.4.
Bear, Delaware Renter-occupied units by age of householder**
Most condos for rent in Bear, Delaware are occupied by residents in the 25 - 34 years age group (28%), followed by those in the 35 - 44 years age group (23%). At the same time, people in the 15 - 24 years age group make up the lowest share of the local rental market – 3%.
Bear, Delaware Renter-occupied housing units by family type**
Bear, Delaware Renter-occupied housing units by the presence of own children**
A total of 1,286 apartments for rent in Bear, Delaware, or 41% of all rentals are family households. Additionally, 22% of rental homes include children under the age of 18 – that’s 688 units. All in all, the median size of a renter-occupied household in Bear, Delaware is 2.39.
Bear, Delaware Renter-occupied housing units by educational attainment**
In terms of education, renters holding bachelor degrees or higher make up 43% of the rental market. In contrast, residents with less than a high school degree reside in 14% of the homes for rent in Bear, Delaware.
Bear, Delaware Renter-occupied units by year structure built**
The highest share of Bear, Delaware apartment rentals, namely 28% or 897 units, were Built 2000 - 2009, followed by those Built 2010 - 2019 (22%, 702 units), and the ones Built 1990 - 1999 (19%, 610 units).
Bear, Delaware Renter-occupied units by year householder moved in**
Median year renter moved into unit 2018
Most Bear, Delaware renters (43%) moved in 2018 to 2020, while only 1% of them moved in 1989 or earlier. Overall, the median year renters have occupied their Bear, Delaware condos for rent is 2018.
Bear, Delaware Renter-occupied housing units by vehicles available**
When it comes to transportation options, 45% of Bear, Delaware renters have 2 vehicles available per household, 37% of them have 1 vehicle available, and 13% have No vehicle available.
Bear, Delaware Means of transportation to work of householders living in renter-occupied housing units**
Bear, Delaware Geographical mobility in the past year for householders living in renter-occupied housing units**
The rental statistics on this page were compiled using data provided by our sister company, Yardi Matrix, an apartment market intelligence solution which offers comprehensive information on all Bear, Delaware apartment buildings 50 units or larger. Yardi Matrix covers ~80% of the U.S. metro area population, including over 80,000 properties and 15.2 million apartments across 124 U.S. markets.
*Average single-family rent calculated from point2homes.com data.
**Data sourced from U.S. Census Bureau; American Community Survey, 2022 American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates
