The Long & Foster Market Minute

FOCUS ON: PIKE CREEK, MILLTOWN, AND HOCKESSIN HOUSING MARKET AUGUST 2025

Zip Code(s): 19808 and 19707
Units Sold
50
Active Inventory
56
Median Sale Price
$444,500
Days On Market
19
Down -9%
Vs. Year Ago
No Change
Vs. Year Ago
Up 3%
Vs. Year Ago
Up 36%
Vs. Year Ago

Units Sold
There was an increase in total units sold in August, with 50 sold this month in Pike Creek, Milltown, and Hockessin Real Estate versus 44 last month, an increase of 14%. This month's total units sold was lower than at this time last year, a decrease of 9% versus August 2024.

Active Inventory
The total number of homes available this month is 56 units, which is similar compared to a year ago. This month's total of 56 is lower than the previous month's total supply of available inventory of 62, a decrease of 10%.

Median Sale Price
Last August, the median sale price for Pike Creek, Milltown, and Hockessin Homes was $431,000. This August, the median sale price was $444,500, an increase of 3% or $13,500 compared to last year. The current median sold price is 5% higher than in July.

Median sale price is the middle sale price in a given month. The same number of properties are above & below the median.


New Listings
44
Current Contracts
47
Sold Vs. List Price
100.5%
Months of Supply
1.1
Down -20%
Vs. Year Ago
Down -24%
Vs. Year Ago
No Change
Vs. Year Ago
Up 10%
Vs. Year Ago

Months of Supply
In August, there was 1.1 months of supply available in Pike Creek, Milltown, and Hockessin, compared to 1.0 in August 2024. That is an increase of 10% versus a year ago.

Months of supply is calculated by dividing current inventory by current sales. It indicates how many months would be needed to sell all of the inventory available at the current rate of demand.

New Listings & Current Contracts
This month there were 44 homes newly listed for sale in Pike Creek, Milltown, and Hockessin compared to 55 in August 2024, a decrease of 20%. There were 47 current contracts pending sale this August compared to 62 a year ago. The number of current contracts is 24% lower than last August.

Sale Price to List Price Ratio
In August, the average sale price in Pike Creek, Milltown, and Hockessin was 100.5% of the average list price, which is similar compared to a year ago.

Days on Market
This month, the average number of days on market was 19, higher than the average last year, which was 14, an increase of 36%.

The Long & Foster Market Minute Pike Creek, Milltown, and Hockessin are defined as properties listed in zip code/s 19808 and 19707.
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