Best ZIP Codes for Cash Flow in Dover, DE (2026)

Ranked by cap rate — the annual return on the purchase price before financing. ZIPs that also clear the 1% rule are marked.

# ZIP City Home value Rent Cap rate 5-yr growth
1 19943 Felton, DE $394,187 $2,350 4.65% 5.8%
2 19934 Camden, DE $388,315 $2,167 4.35% 5.8%
3 19962 Magnolia, DE $424,802 $2,200 4.04% 5.3%
4 19904 Dover, DE $347,401 $1,739 3.90% 5.9%
5 19901 Dover, DE $335,797 $1,545 3.59% 6.1%
6 19979 Viola, DE $353,586 $1,557 3.43% 6.2%
7 19977 Smyrna, DE $399,869 $1,753 3.42% 5.3%
8 19938 Clayton, DE $430,056 $1,665 3.02% 5.6%
9 19964 Marydel, DE $379,837 $1,458 2.99% 6.4%
10 19954 Houston, DE $351,796 $1,269 2.81% 6.8%
11 19946 Frederica, DE $374,455 $1,251 2.61% 5.8%
12 19953 Hartly, DE $375,216 $1,224 2.54% 5.4%

Ranked from Repit’s own ZIP-level data — Zillow home values and rents, HUD fair-market rents where Zillow has no coverage, and U.S. Census vacancy. Cap rate is gross: annual rent over purchase price, before financing and expenses. Every ZIP above links to its full free page. How we calculate this →

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