Farmington, Delaware

2026 Edition · 8 cards · data as of Oct 30, 2026

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  1. Population

    Growing. Up 13.5% since 2020.

    101

    people, the 56th-largest of Delaware's cities and towns.

    Census Population Estimates, 2025. Rank among Delaware's cities and towns computed by the Almanac. Sources: Census Population Estimates

  2. The workday

    Nearly every job here goes to someone who lives somewhere else.

    95.7%

    of 23 jobs located in Farmington are filled by in-commuters.

    Census LEHD LODES, 2023. Sources: Census LEHD LODES

  3. The seam

    Cross one tract line and median rent doubles.

    A $1,384 gap between neighbors, the sharpest rent edge between adjacent tracts in Kent County.

    • $1,285 Tract 432.02
    • $2,669 Tract 422.07

    Census ACS 5-year, 2020-2024, adjacent tracts compared by the Almanac. Tract estimates carry wide margins of error. Sources: Census ACS 5-year

  4. Building

    Most of the housing here is older than 2000.

    • 90% of all homes were built before 2000

    Census ACS 5-year, 2020-2024. Survey estimates for a place this size carry wide margins of error. Sources: Census ACS 5-year

  5. Units needed

    None of three estimates finds a housing shortfall here.

    0

    is the estimated number of missing housing units, from the lowest to the highest of three estimates.

    Range computed by the Almanac from 2023 jobs and household data, using three demand models: 1% of jobs located here, 1% of renter households, and a rate by town size applied to renters. The low end is the lowest of the three and the high end the highest. It is an estimate, not a count. Sources: Computed by the Almanac

  6. Home value

    A median home costs 59% less than Delaware's.

    $142,800

    median home value in Farmington.

    • $142,800 Farmington
    • $352,000 Delaware
    • $332,700 U.S.

    Census ACS 5-year, 2020-2024. Survey estimates for a place this size carry wide margins of error. Sources: Census ACS 5-year

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