The median sale price of a home sold in the first half of 2019 in Kent Acres rose by $77,425 while total sales decreased by 15.8%, according to BlockShopper.com.
From January through June of 2019, there were 16 homes sold, with a median sale price of $203,500 – a 61.4% increase over the $126,075 median sale price for the same period of the previous year. There were 19 homes sold in Kent Acres in the first half of 2018.
The median sales tax in Kent Acres for the most recent year with available data, 2015, was $870, approximately 0.4% of the median home sale price for the first half of 2019.
The following table compares Kent Acres to other Kent County cities with similar median sales prices in the first half of 2019:
| City | Jan. – June 2019 Home Sales | Jan. – June 2018 Home Sales | % change (Total Home Sales) | Jan. – June 2019 Median Sales Price | Jan. – June 2018 Median Sales Price | % change (Median Sales Price) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Char Estates | 4 | 2 | 100% | $225,275 | $169,000 | 33.3% |
| Chimney Hill | 7 | 10 | -30% | $220,000 | $201,950 | 8.9% |
| Wynn Wood | 4 | 5 | -20% | $212,500 | $183,500 | 15.8% |
| Camden | 19 | 29 | -34.5% | $208,000 | $168,000 | 23.8% |
| Smyrna | 187 | 232 | -19.4% | $207,460 | $207,000 | 0.2% |
| Kent Acres | 16 | 19 | -15.8% | $203,500 | $126,075 | 61.4% |
| Bush Manor | 4 | 0 | – | $201,450 | $0 | – |
| Big Oak Corners | 2 | 0 | – | $199,900 | $0 | – |
| Cheswold | 4 | 4 | 0% | $197,750 | $214,069.50 | -7.6% |
| Woodside | 2 | 2 | 0% | $196,500 | $95,450 | 105.9% |
| Cedarbrook Acres | 6 | 9 | -33.3% | $196,000 | $190,000 | 3.2% |
