Frederica, Delaware Short-Term Rental Market
Frederica, DE (central Delaware, near DE Turf Sports Complex) STR data: $226/night at 57.6% occupancy in June 2026.
Quick Answer: Frederica, Delaware is an active short-term rental market. average occupancy in the Dover market area is 58%. average monthly revenue in the Dover market area is $3,557. average daily rate in the Dover market area is $226.
Market data reflects the Dover regional market, which includes Frederica. Regulations, taxes, and permit details below are specific to Frederica.
Market Overview
Frederica is a tiny historic river town of about 1,073 residents in Kent County, Delaware, with no formal visitor-count data of its own, but it sits beside one of Delaware’s biggest tourism draws: the DE Turf Sports Complex, which reported roughly 350,000 visitors and about $55 million in economic impact in 2025. Those visitors are predominantly youth and amateur sports-tournament travelers (soccer, lacrosse, field hockey, flag football) traveling from 30-plus states from February through December, creating steady weekend lodging demand near Frederica.
StaySTRA’s Airbnb/Vrbo performance data for this area is tracked at a shared regional level with nearby Bridgeville rather than uniquely for Frederica; treat the following as the central Delaware area STR market. In June 2026, that market averaged 57.6% occupancy and a $226 ADR, producing $3,557 in average monthly revenue per listing. Year over year, occupancy is down 10.6 points and revenue is down 1.5%, even as ADR rose 3.9%.
StaySTRA does not have dimension (bedroom mix, listing type), top-property-manager, or housing-price data on file for this area; that data is not currently tracked for this market, so this profile omits it rather than estimate.
Frederica has no dedicated STR ordinance; short-term rentals require a Delaware state business license plus a Town of Frederica business license. Secondary visitor draws include Barratt’s Chapel (birthplace of American Methodism), the Frederica Historic District, and outdoor recreation along the Murderkill River, Delaware Bayshore Byway, Bowers Beach, and nearby Killens Pond State Park.
Seasonal Patterns
| Month | Occupancy |
|---|---|
| Jan | 40% |
| Feb | 50% |
| Mar | 53% |
| Apr | 54% |
| May | 53% |
| Jun | 64% |
| Jul | 66% |
| Aug | 65% |
| Sep | 52% |
| Oct | 44% |
| Nov | 46% |
| Dec | 43% |
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Short-Term Rental Regulations
Short-term rentals are legal in Frederica, and the town has no dedicated STR ordinance, night cap, or owner-occupancy mandate in published sources. Operators face a two-layer licensing and tax setup.
State: since January 1, 2025, Delaware levies a 4.5% short-term-rental lodging tax on the base rent of any residential dwelling rented for 31 or fewer consecutive nights; platforms (Airbnb, Vrbo) collect and remit it, but direct or off-platform hosts must obtain a Delaware business license and remit the tax themselves monthly. Delaware also requires a state business license for rental operators, a commercial-lessor license costing about $75 a year.
Local: the Town of Frederica requires a town business license and has code-enforcement and rental-unit ordinances (13-03, 13-04); the exact town license fee for rentals is not published online and should be confirmed with Town Hall.
County: Kent County currently imposes no county lodging tax (New Castle and Sussex counties do), so there is no added county rental tax for Frederica.
Frederica is an incorporated town, so Kent County’s August 2025 removal of its short-term-rental owner-occupancy requirement applies only to unincorporated county land, not to Frederica. Net effect: light regulation and minimal STR-specific enforcement, with meaningful demand from the adjacent DE Turf Sports Complex. Investors should verify current town business-license fees and zoning directly with Frederica (302-335-5417).
Market Comparison
National benchmarks put the median U.S. short-term rental market at roughly 55% occupancy and a $220 ADR. The central Delaware area STR market that includes Frederica runs close to both, at 57.6% occupancy and a $226 ADR in June 2026, a mainstream mid-Atlantic performance level.
Frederica’s specific advantage is proximity to the DE Turf Sports Complex, which draws traveling youth and amateur sports teams from more than 30 states nearly year-round (February through December), a steadier and more predictable demand driver than many small towns of similar size have access to.
StaySTRA does not have top property-manager listings, review counts, or ratings on file for this market; that data is not currently tracked for this area, so this profile omits named-operator comparisons rather than estimate them.
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