Cumberland, MD 21502 housing market
Data through Aug 2026 · Balanced market · leverage 62
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Home Value
$157,728
+3.3% vs. a year ago
Buyer Leverage Score
62
Sep 2026
Months of Supply
5.6 months
Aug 2026
Days on Market
59 days
Sep 2026
Price Cut %
37%
Sep 2026
Sale-to-List Ratio
97.8%
Aug 2026
Mtg Payment as % of Income
21%
Aug 2026
Rental Rate
$1,000/mo
Aug 2026
Overvalued %
8.6%
Aug 2026
Expected Disaster Loss
$91
Dec 2025
What this means
- Valuation. Prices are roughly in line with local incomes (+9% vs. this area's pre-2020 price-to-income norm).
- Prices. Home values are up 3.3% over the past year (U.S.: +1.2%).
- Supply. Listings are 36% below the 2017-19 norm and rising (+23% vs. a year ago): still a tight market.
- Negotiating. Buyer leverage is moderate (62/100; U.S.: 54): homes sell for about 2.2% below their final list price; 37% of listings had a price cut (U.S.: 26%).
- Affordability. A mortgage on the typical home takes 21% of the median household income (U.S.: 35%); it takes about $42k a year to keep the payment at 30% of gross pay. That includes about $1,244 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 $91 a year in natural-disaster damage per $100k of building value (U.S.: $155), mostly from flooding.
- Outlook. Leaning up: likely −5% to +11% over the next 12 months (74% chance of a rise).
Next 12 months
Leaning up
Prices are more likely to rise than fall over the next year. Likely change: −5.4% to +11.0% (80% range; middle estimate +3.9%), chance of a rise 74%, of a 5%+ drop 10%.
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|---|---|---|---|
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| Luke, MD 21540 | – | – | 0 |
| ZIP 21542 | – | – | 23 |
| ZIP 21560 | – | – | – |