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Down payment assistance

Buying a home in Rodney Village, DE

2 county programs and 16 statewide.

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What’s local to Rodney Village

No program run for Rodney Village alone is listed. A home in Rodney Village can use Kent County’s programs below, plus the Delaware statewide and federal ones.

The closest city that runs its own program is Dover, about 2 miles away. City programs usually require the home to be inside that city’s limits.

Anywhere in Kent

2 county programs

1 more program is for homes in Dover. See them
  • Dover — Homeownership Down Payment and Settlement Assistance Fund

The Rodney Village market

Kinds of homes here

  • 68% single-family
  • 0% townhouse
  • 2% 2–4 units
  • 28.7% 5+ units
  • 1.3% mobile & other

About condos. None of Rodney Village’s 2 local and county programs list condos as eligible. Central Delaware Habitat for Humanity Homeownership Program lists single family. Central Delaware Saves (Matched Savings IDA for Homeownership) lists single family.

U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2024 5-year (2020–2024). Table B25024.

77.6%

of Rodney Village homes were built before 1980. Pre-1978 homes come with a federal lead-paint disclosure.

U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2024 5-year (2020–2024). Table B25034.

$112,100
County area median income, 4 people (HUD)
$43,558
Rodney Village median household income

See the published limits for Kent County

Free help nearby

2 HUD-approved counseling agencies within 15 miles

Rodney Village’s program asks for a homebuyer class first. Create a free account to see who’s near you and pick one.

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Across Delaware and nationwide

78 statewide & federal programs

Rodney Village questions

Does Rodney Village have its own down payment program?

No program run for Rodney Village alone is listed. A home in Rodney Village can use the 2 programs that cover Kent County and the 16 statewide programs. Each program’s own site has the current terms.

Can I use assistance on a condo in Rodney Village?

None of Rodney Village’s 2 local and county programs list condos as eligible. Central Delaware Habitat for Humanity Homeownership Program lists single family. Central Delaware Saves (Matched Savings IDA for Homeownership) lists single family. Each program’s page lists the kinds of homes it accepts, and the agency confirms it for the home you choose.

What is the income limit in Kent County?

Each program sets its own. 13 of the programs here set theirs as a share of HUD’s area median income for Kent County, adjusted for household size. HUD publishes the median each year; the 2026 figure is shown above and on the published limits page.

Where can I take a homebuyer class near Rodney Village?

HUD-approved housing counseling agencies teach homebuyer classes, and 2 agencies are within 15 miles of Rodney Village. Create a free account and take the 90-second match to see the ones near you.

Sources: agency sites (June–August 2026), Census ACS 2024 5-year, HUD FY2026, HUD counseling list. Hey Prescott is not a lender.