Live Near Your Work Homebuyer Assistance Program
City of Wilmington Department of Human Resources (in coordination with the State of Delaware Live Near Your Work program)
Assistance grant · Income limits
Down payment assistance
82 programs a Wilmington Manor buyer could use — grants, forgivable loans, and tax credits. Free to explore, no SSN, no credit pull.
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City of Wilmington Department of Human Resources (in coordination with the State of Delaware Live Near Your Work program)
Assistance grant · Income limits
Deferred second loan · New construction · Income limits
Deferred second loan · New construction · Income limits
Habitat for Humanity of New Castle County (HFHNCC)
First mortgage · New construction · Income limits
FHLBank Pittsburgh (Federal Home Loan Bank of Pittsburgh)
Assistance grant · Forgiven over 5 yrs · Income limits
FHLBank Pittsburgh (Federal Home Loan Bank of Pittsburgh)
Assistance grant · Forgiven over 5 yrs · Income limits
Bank of America, N.A.
Assistance grant · Income limits
JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. (Chase Home Lending)
Assistance grant · Income limits
Delaware State Housing Authority (DSHA); Program Administrator: Hilltop Securities Inc.
Mortgage credit certificate · Income limits
Delaware State Housing Authority (DSHA)
Deferred second loan · Income limits
Diamond State Community Land Trust (a NeighborGood Partners affiliate)
Shared-appreciation loan · Income limits
Delaware State Housing Authority (DSHA)
Deferred second loan · Income limits
M&T Bank (Manufacturers and Traders Trust Company)
Assistance grant · Income limits
Milford Housing Development Corporation (MHDC)
Down-payment assistance · New construction · Income limits
Deferred second loan · New construction · Income limits
Delaware State Housing Authority (DSHA)
First mortgage · New construction · Income limits
Delaware State Housing Authority (DSHA)
Deferred second loan · Income limits
USDA Rural Development – Rural Housing Service (Delaware/Maryland State Office)
First mortgage · New construction · Income limits
USDA Rural Development – Rural Housing Service (Single Family Housing Guaranteed Loan Program)
First mortgage · New construction · Income limits
Deferred second loan · New construction · Income limits
Assistance grant · Income limits
First mortgage
Assistance grant · Income limits
Deferred second loan · Forgiven over 3 yrs · Income limits
Deferred second loan · Income limits
Assistance grant · Income limits
Assistance grant · Income limits
Assistance grant · Income limits
Assistance grant · Income limits
Assistance grant · Income limits
Assistance grant · Income limits
Assistance grant
Forgivable loan · Forgiven over 5 yrs · Income limits
Deferred second loan · Income limits
Deferred second loan · Income limits
Assistance grant · Income limits
Forgivable loan · Forgiven over 3 yrs · Income limits
Assistance grant · Income limits
Assistance grant · Income limits
Assistance grant · Income limits
Assistance grant · Income limits
Assistance grant · Income limits
Assistance grant · Income limits
Forgivable loan · Forgiven over 3 yrs · Income limits
Assistance grant
Forgivable loan · Forgiven over 5 yrs · Income limits
Deferred second loan · Income limits
Assistance grant · Income limits
Assistance grant · Income limits
Forgivable loan · Forgiven over 3 yrs · Income limits
Assistance grant · Income limits
Assistance grant · New construction
Forgivable loan · Forgiven over 3 yrs · Income limits
Deferred second loan · Income limits
Assistance grant · Income limits
Assistance grant · New construction · Income limits
Assistance grant
Deferred second loan · Forgiven over 3 yrs · Income limits
Assistance grant
Assistance grant
Assistance grant · Income limits
Assistance grant · Income limits
Assistance grant · Income limits
Shared-appreciation loan · Income limits
Assistance grant · Income limits
Assistance grant · Income limits
Deferred second loan · Income limits
Forgivable loan · Forgiven over 3 yrs · Income limits
Assistance grant · Income limits
Assistance grant · Income limits
Assistance grant
Assistance grant · New construction · Income limits
Assistance grant
Assistance grant
Assistance grant · Forgiven over 3 yrs · Income limits
Assistance grant · Income limits
Assistance grant · Income limits
Assistance grant · Income limits
Assistance grant · Income limits
Assistance grant · Income limits
First mortgage · Income limits
Assistance grant · Income limits
What’s local to Wilmington Manor
There are no programs run by Wilmington Manor itself. A Wilmington Manor buyer uses New Castle County’s programs, plus the statewide and federal ones above — all of which are open to them.
The closest city that runs its own program is Wilmington, about 5 miles away. City programs usually require the home to be inside that city’s limits — worth checking if you’re still choosing where to buy.
HUD puts the 2026 area median income for New Castle County at $122,700 for a four-person household. 15 of the programs listed here set an income limit as a percentage of that figure, which is why the same program admits a different income in a different county. Published limits for Delaware →
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