Maryland housing market
Data through Aug 2026 · Balanced market · leverage 34
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Home Value
$428,308
0.0% vs. a year ago
Buyer Leverage Score
34
Sep 2026
Months of Supply
3.5 months
Aug 2026
Days on Market
47 days
Sep 2026
Price Cut %
28%
Sep 2026
Sale-to-List Ratio
99.9%
Aug 2026
Mtg Payment as % of Income
31%
Aug 2026
Overvalued %
14%
Aug 2026
Expected Disaster Loss
$60
Dec 2025
What this means
- Valuation. Prices are 14% above what local incomes have historically supported (this area's pre-2020 price-to-income ratio).
- Prices. Home values are flat over the past year (U.S.: +1.2%).
- Supply. Listings are 23% below the 2017-19 norm and rising (+17% vs. a year ago), still somewhat tight.
- Negotiating. Buyer leverage is low (34/100; U.S.: 54): homes sell for about 0.1% below their final list price; 28% of listings had a price cut (U.S.: 26%).
- Affordability. A mortgage on the typical home takes 31% of the median household income (U.S.: 35%); it takes about $107k a year to keep the payment at 30% of gross pay. That includes about $1,580 a year for home insurance (U.S.: $1,790).
- Disaster risk. FEMA expects about $60 a year in natural-disaster damage per $100k of building value (U.S.: $155), mostly from flooding.
- Outlook. No clear direction: likely −8% to +6% over the next 12 months (54% 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: −8.0% to +5.6% (80% range; middle estimate +0.4%), chance of a rise 54%, of a 5%+ drop 17%.
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Counties in Maryland
| Area | Home value | 1-year change | Buyer leverage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Montgomery County, MD | $611.2K | −0.6% | 37 |
| Prince George's County, MD | $425.3K | −1.0% | 50 |
| Baltimore County, MD | $360.6K | +0.6% | 23 |
| Anne Arundel County, MD | $506.7K | +1.0% | 24 |
| Baltimore city, MD | $183.3K | −3.5% | 53 |
| Howard County, MD | $632.6K | +0.6% | 14 |
| Frederick County, MD | $498.5K | −0.1% | 25 |
| Harford County, MD | $418.3K | +1.0% | 23 |
| Carroll County, MD | $491K | +1.0% | 17 |
| Charles County, MD | $447K | −1.2% | 34 |
| Washington County, MD | $328.8K | +0.8% | 38 |
| St. Mary's County, MD | $435.2K | +3.0% | 21 |
| Cecil County, MD | $384.5K | +1.4% | 29 |
| Wicomico County, MD | $274.6K | +1.7% | 70 |
| Calvert County, MD | $483.2K | +1.2% | 28 |
| Allegany County, MD | $158.3K | +3.6% | 72 |
| Worcester County, MD | $422.9K | −1.1% | 69 |
| Queen Anne's County, MD | $525.3K | +2.2% | 54 |
| Talbot County, MD | $490.6K | −0.1% | 52 |
| Caroline County, MD | $330.1K | +0.7% | 54 |
| Dorchester County, MD | $271.4K | +1.1% | 88 |
| Garrett County, MD | $336.4K | +2.1% | 79 |
| Somerset County, MD | $211.8K | +3.1% | 84 |
| Kent County, MD | $386.8K | +2.5% | 55 |
Metros in Maryland
| Area | Home value | 1-year change | Buyer leverage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV metro | $573.3K | +0.2% | 39 |
| Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD metro | $389.5K | +2.5% | 25 |
| Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD metro | $400.3K | +0.6% | 29 |
| Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV metro | $324K | +2.6% | 29 |
| Lexington Park, MD metro | $456.2K | +2.2% | 23 |
| Salisbury, MD metro | $262.2K | +1.9% | 75 |
| Cumberland, MD-WV metro | $170.5K | +3.1% | 64 |
| Ocean Pines, MD metro | $422.9K | −1.1% | 69 |
| Easton, MD metro | $490.8K | −0.1% | 52 |
| Cambridge, MD metro | $271.4K | +1.1% | 88 |