Title search in Dover, DelawareNew
Kent County, Delaware (county seat Dover) has about 76,325 housing units, 72.5% of the occupied ones owner-occupied, a median home value of $316,600, homes built in 1993 at the median. Its deeds, mortgages and liens are recorded by the Kent County Recorder of Deeds, and a HeritageDeed title search of one address there costs $49. HeritageDeed runs AI title searches in Dover (Kent County), Delaware, against the Kent County Recorder of Deeds and the Kent County Assessment Office. A report lists the deeds, open mortgages, liens and court records found, with the source of each, usually within minutes. The price is $49 per report.
Covers Kent County, including Dover, Smyrna, Camden, Harrington, Clayton, Felton, Magnolia, Cheswold, Frederica.
| County seat | Dover |
|---|---|
| Records office | Kent County Recorder of Deeds |
| Owner and parcel data | Kent County Assessment Office |
| Housing units | 76,325 |
| Occupied homes that are owner-occupied | 72.5% |
| Housing units vacant | 6.4% |
| Median year homes were built | 1993 |
| Homes built before 1980 | 34.7% |
| Median gross rent | $1,354 a month |
| Median home value | $316,600 |
| Median property tax | $1,363 a year (0.43% of value) |
| Last verified | November 9, 2026 |
Where Dover land records are kept
| Office | What it holds |
|---|---|
| Kent County Recorder of Deeds | Records deeds, mortgages, satisfactions and liens for the county |
| Kent County Assessment Office | Owner of record, parcel number and assessment data |
Dover in numbers
The county seat of Kent County is Dover.
Kent County borders New Castle and Sussex counties, and across the state line Cape May County, NJ, Caroline County, MD, Cumberland County, NJ, Kent County, MD, Queen Anne's County, MD and Salem County, NJ.
How recording works here
In Delaware, deeds and mortgages are recorded with the county Recorder of Deeds; a recorded instrument gives notice from the time it is recorded.
A paid Delaware mortgage is discharged by a recorded satisfaction; a mortgage with none recorded is treated as still of record.
The report reads the owner of record, parcel number and property address from the county's parcel records, then searches the Recorder's index against that owner.
What a HeritageDeed report searches in Dover
- Owner of record, parcel number and property address from Kent County's parcel records
- Deeds, mortgages, releases, assignments and liens indexed under the owner's name with the Kent County Recorder of Deeds
- Each mortgage matched to its recorded release or satisfaction where the index cross-references them
- Federal court records matched to the owner
- Flood zone and federal environmental sites near the parcel
What it does not cover
Documents are tied to the property by their legal description or address; any tied only by the owner's name are marked.
State-court judgments that are not recorded with the Kent County Recorder of Deeds are not searched.
Loan amounts are shown only where the index states them, and delinquent property taxes are not searched.
The report is a public-records search, not title insurance or an attorney's opinion of title.
What to check in Dover property records
A review of Dover, DE records follows the owner of record, each mortgage and its release, liens and judgments, tax status and the document numbers for the originals. The steps are in how to do a title search; a HeritageDeed report runs them for one Dover address, usually in about a minute, and shows the source of every finding.
Dover title questions, answered
- How to check for liens on a property in Dover
- How to find who owns a property in Dover
- How to search deeds in Dover
- How to find out if a property in Dover has a mortgage
- How to check if property taxes are paid on a property in Dover
- How much does a title search cost in Dover
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Pricing
Owner of record and vesting deed, every deed, mortgage and release the county index returns, recorded liens, court records matched to the owner and tax status. One flat price: every order gets the full search.
$49· others charge$100–$400save 50%+Questions about Dover title searches
What is the county seat of Kent County, DE, and which office records deeds?
The county seat of Kent County is Dover. Deeds, mortgages and liens are recorded by the Kent County Recorder of Deeds, while the Kent County Assessment Office keeps the owner and parcel data. Addresses in Dover, Smyrna, Camden, Harrington and the rest of the county are searched in the same records.
How do I search deeds in Kent County?
Deeds are recorded by the Kent County Recorder of Deeds, and the current owner's deed is the one that put them on record. A HeritageDeed report finds the owner of record for an address from the Kent County Assessment Office parcel data and lists the deeds the county index returns for the property. See how to search deeds in Kent County.
How do I search for liens in Kent County?
Recorded liens are indexed with the Kent County Recorder of Deeds, usually under the owner's name, so a lien search starts from the owner of record. A report lists the liens it finds and marks any it could match only by name; court judgments and some tax liens are kept by other offices. See checking liens in Kent County.
How do I find out who owns a property in Kent County?
The Kent County Assessment Office keeps the owner of record for each parcel. The last deed recorded with the Kent County Recorder of Deeds confirms it, because a tax roll can lag a sale. Enter the address on the order page and the owner of record is shown before you pay. See finding the owner in Kent County.
Where can I find Kent County tax sales and tax foreclosures?
Unpaid property tax is collected by the county, and the Kent County Assessment Office holds the parcel and tax data. HeritageDeed does not search delinquent taxes in Kent County and does not publish a sale list for it, so ask the county tax office for delinquency and sale information; a title report still shows the deeds, loans and recorded liens.
Where are property records kept in Dover, DE?
Recorded documents such as deeds, mortgages and liens are kept by the Kent County Recorder of Deeds. Owner and parcel data come from the Kent County Assessment Office.
Can I search Dover, DE property records for free?
The records are held by the county offices, including the Kent County Recorder of Deeds. A HeritageDeed report saves you the work of reading each office separately and matching every mortgage to its release yourself.
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