Baltimore, MD 21231 housing market
Data through Aug 2026 · Balanced market · leverage 38
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Home Value
$289,774
−4.4% vs. a year ago
Buyer Leverage Score
38
Sep 2026
Months of Supply
4.5 months
Aug 2026
Days on Market
63 days
Sep 2026
Price Cut %
22%
Sep 2026
Sale-to-List Ratio
99.5%
Aug 2026
Mtg Payment as % of Income
28%
Aug 2026
Rental Rate
$2,324/mo
Aug 2026
Overvalued %
-11%
Aug 2026
Expected Disaster Loss
$60
Dec 2025
What this means
- Valuation. Prices are 11% below this area's pre-2020 price-to-income norm, cheaper relative to incomes than before the pandemic.
- Prices. Home values are down 4.4% over the past year (U.S.: +1.2%).
- Supply. Listings are 48% below the 2017-19 norm and rising (+24% vs. a year ago): still a tight market.
- Negotiating. Buyer leverage is moderate (38/100; U.S.: 54): homes sell for about 0.5% below their final list price; 22% of listings had a price cut (U.S.: 26%).
- Affordability. A mortgage on the typical home takes 28% of the median household income (U.S.: 35%); it takes about $81k a year to keep the payment at 30% of gross pay. That includes about $1,514 a year for home insurance (U.S.: $1,790).
- Buy vs. rent. Buying costs about $308/mo less than renting a typical home (mortgage payment vs. typical rent).
- 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 −9% to +7% over the next 12 months (52% 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: −9.0% to +7.3% (80% range; middle estimate +0.3%), chance of a rise 52%, of a 5%+ drop 21%.
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Other ZIP codes in Baltimore city, MD
| Area | Home value | 1-year change | Buyer leverage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Baltimore, MD 21215 | $159.8K | −5.3% | 72 |
| Baltimore, MD 21206 | $220.9K | −1.0% | 31 |
| Baltimore, MD 21224 | $235.5K | −2.8% | 39 |
| Baltimore, MD 21229 | $172.9K | −4.7% | 61 |
| Baltimore, MD 21218 | $184.6K | −4.1% | 48 |
| Baltimore, MD 21212 | $339.4K | +1.0% | 22 |
| Baltimore, MD 21230 | $268.2K | −1.8% | 36 |
| Baltimore, MD 21217 | $94.6K | −7.0% | 77 |
| Baltimore, MD 21216 | $114.2K | −4.3% | 69 |
| Baltimore, MD 21213 | $116.1K | −6.1% | 62 |
| Baltimore, MD 21239 | $214.5K | −0.3% | 62 |
| Baltimore, MD 21214 | $257.4K | +0.6% | 21 |
| Baltimore, MD 21202 | $185K | −0.9% | 86 |
| Baltimore, MD 21223 | $69.3K | −6.8% | 79 |
| Baltimore, MD 21201 | $213.1K | +0.4% | 77 |
| Baltimore, MD 21211 | $280.9K | −1.6% | 24 |
| Baltimore, MD 21210 | $486.6K | +4.1% | 5 |
| Baltimore, MD 21205 | $106.5K | −5.1% | 60 |
| Baltimore, MD 21226 | $315.5K | +1.1% | 75 |
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| ZIP 21287 | – | – | – |