Dorchester County, MD housing market

What this means

• Valuation. Prices are 39% above what local incomes have historically supported (this area's pre-2020 price-to-income ratio).
• Prices. Home values are up 1.1% over the past year (U.S.: +1.2%).
• Supply. Listings are 6% below the 2017-19 norm, close to pre-pandemic levels.
• Negotiating. Buyer leverage is high (88/100; U.S.: 54): homes sell for about 3.6% below their final list price; 21% of listings had a price cut (U.S.: 26%).
• Affordability. A mortgage on the typical home takes 34% of the median household income (U.S.: 35%); it takes about $70k a year to keep the payment at 30% of gross pay. That includes about $1,583 a year for home insurance (U.S.: $1,790).
• Buy vs. rent. Owning and renting a typical home cost about the same per month.
• Disaster risk. FEMA expects about $156 a year in natural-disaster damage per $100k of building value (U.S.: $155), mostly from flooding.
• Outlook. No clear direction: likely −8% to +8% over the next 12 months (58% chance of a rise).

Next 12 months

No clear direction

A rise is somewhat more likely than a fall, but not by enough to call. Likely change: −8.3% to +8.1% (80% range; middle estimate +1.2%), chance of a rise 58%, of a 5%+ drop 18%.

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ZIP codes in Dorchester County, MD