Chester, MD 21619 housing market
Data through Aug 2026 · Buyer's market · leverage 68
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Home Value
$530,941
+0.6% vs. a year ago
Buyer Leverage Score
68
Sep 2026
Months of Supply
5.2 months
Aug 2026
Days on Market
56 days
Sep 2026
Price Cut %
25%
Sep 2026
Sale-to-List Ratio
98.3%
Aug 2026
Mtg Payment as % of Income
36%
Aug 2026
Overvalued %
22%
Aug 2026
Expected Disaster Loss
$63
Dec 2025
What this means
- Valuation. Prices are 22% above what local incomes have historically supported (this area's pre-2020 price-to-income ratio).
- Prices. Home values are up 0.6% over the past year (U.S.: +1.2%).
- Supply. There are 9% more homes for sale than the 2017-19 norm and rising (+19% vs. a year ago), so buyers have more to choose from than before the pandemic.
- Negotiating. Buyer leverage is high (68/100; U.S.: 54): homes sell for about 1.7% below their final list price; 25% of listings had a price cut (U.S.: 26%).
- Affordability. A mortgage on the typical home takes 36% of the median household income (U.S.: 35%); it takes about $129k 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).
- Disaster risk. FEMA expects about $63 a year in natural-disaster damage per $100k of building value (U.S.: $155), mostly from flooding.
- Outlook. No clear direction: likely −7% to +9% over the next 12 months (65% 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: −7.0% to +9.3% (80% range; middle estimate +2.3%), chance of a rise 65%, of a 5%+ drop 14%.
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Other ZIP codes in Queen Anne's County, MD
| Area | Home value | 1-year change | Buyer leverage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Stevensville, MD 21666 | $543.4K | +1.8% | 58 |
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