Maryland housing market

4 metros66 citiesData through Sep 2026
Typical home value
$425K
▼ 0.1% 1 yr
5-year change
+13%
U.S. +20%
Median city rent
$1,899/mo
66 cities
Unemployment rate
3.9%
Median household income
$116K
2025

Key takeaways

  • 1The typical home in Maryland is worth $424,890, down 0.1% in a year and up 13% over five years. That's the #17 most expensive of 51.
  • 2Across 66 cities with rent data, median typical rent is $1,899/mo, roughly a 5.4% gross yield on the typical home.
  • 3Median household income was $116,300 in 2025, so the typical home costs 3.7× income.
  • 4Unemployment is 3.9% (−0.4 pts in a year).

Home values

Typical home value, Maryland
Latest $425K
$293K$334K$376K$417K2016201920222025

Source: Zillow Research (ZHVI, ZORI and market activity data).

FHFA house price index
Latest 722
46454462470420172019202120232025

Source: FRED, Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis. Quarterly, all-transactions index.

Unemployment rate, Maryland
Latest 3.90%
2.36%4.42%6.48%8.54%201620182020202220242026

Source: FRED, Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis.

Maryland metro areas

Maryland cities

66 cities, largest first. Click a column to sort.

66 cities
Baltimore$185K▼ 3.7%$1,762▲ 3.5%11.4%
Silver Spring$536K▼ 0.1%$1,969▼ 0.2%4.4%
Frederick$457K▼ 1.1%$2,155▲ 2.6%5.7%
Laurel$469K▼ 0.7%$1,938▲ 2.6%5.0%
Rockville$595K▼ 0.3%$2,372▲ 0.5%4.8%
Gaithersburg$513K▼ 1.3%$2,196▲ 0.9%5.1%
Columbia$502K▲ 0.5%$2,278▲ 3.7%5.4%
Bowie$515K▼ 0.7%$2,501▲ 0.1%5.8%
Annapolis$622K▲ 2.4%$2,344▲ 3.7%4.5%
Glen Burnie$391K▲ 0.1%$1,729▲ 2.4%5.3%
Ellicott City$726K▲ 1.0%$2,596▲ 3.2%4.3%
Waldorf$427K▼ 1.9%$2,345▲ 5.0%6.6%
Germantown$414K▼ 2.0%$2,026▲ 2.3%5.9%
Bethesda$1.13M▲ 1.3%$2,971▲ 0.8%3.2%
Hagerstown$300K■ 0.0%$1,377▲ 2.6%5.5%
Bel Air$457K▲ 0.9%$2,085▲ 3.9%5.5%
Salisbury$263K▲ 0.9%$1,621▲ 1.5%7.4%
Dundalk$218K▼ 1.8%$1,460▲ 2.2%8.0%
Towson$471K▲ 2.6%$1,871▲ 1.7%4.8%
Pasadena$451K▲ 0.2%$2,543▲ 5.2%6.8%
Westminster$460K▲ 1.0%$1,705▲ 2.3%4.4%
Owings Mills$397K▲ 0.1%$1,904▲ 2.8%5.8%
Catonsville$418K▲ 1.2%$1,741▲ 2.2%5.0%
Fort Washington$444K▼ 0.9%$1,722▼ 1.2%4.7%
Potomac$1.35M▲ 0.8%$4,426▲ 4.0%3.9%
Elkton$371K▲ 1.7%$1,904▼ 1.2%6.2%
Windsor Mill$321K■ 0.0%$1,515▲ 1.1%5.7%
Cumberland$157K▲ 3.1%$1,018▲ 5.6%7.8%
Essex$289K▲ 0.1%$1,685▲ 2.6%7.0%
District Heights$336K▼ 3.0%$1,725▲ 5.6%6.2%
Lanham Seabrook$431K▼ 2.0%$2,107▲ 1.5%5.9%
Middle River$332K▲ 0.3%$1,708▼ 0.8%6.2%
Hyattsville$396K▼ 3.4%$1,936▼ 1.5%5.9%
Nottingham$337K▲ 0.1%$1,771▲ 0.9%6.3%
Odenton$468K▼ 0.3%$2,481▲ 4.5%6.4%
Elkridge$478K▼ 0.8%$2,379▲ 5.0%6.0%
Reisterstown$411K▲ 0.8%$1,473▲ 3.6%4.3%
College Park$429K▼ 2.0%$2,125▲ 0.5%5.9%
Halethorpe$306K▲ 0.5%$1,487▼ 0.4%5.8%
Severn$511K▲ 1.3%$2,236▼ 0.8%5.2%
Abingdon$369K▼ 0.3%$1,893■ 0.0%6.2%
Montgomery Village$383K▼ 1.9%$2,372▲ 5.7%7.4%
Randallstown$368K▲ 0.3%$1,483▲ 0.5%4.8%
Chillum$391K▼ 2.3%$1,779▲ 4.7%5.5%
Beltsville$449K▼ 0.8%$1,673▲ 1.2%4.5%
Parkville$279K▼ 1.7%$1,675▲ 7.0%7.2%
Temple Hills$316K▼ 3.1%$1,600▲ 0.2%6.1%
Lochearn$312K▲ 1.1%$1,470▲ 5.8%5.7%
Takoma Park$670K▼ 0.2%$1,607▼ 1.0%2.9%
Greater Landover$314K▼ 2.6%$1,692▲ 5.9%6.5%
Chevy Chase$1.21M▲ 1.1%$2,705▼ 0.7%2.7%
Greenbelt$274K▼ 4.0%$2,098▲ 3.4%9.2%
Aberdeen$343K▲ 0.1%$1,918▲ 3.5%6.7%
Crofton$486K▲ 0.1%$2,439▲ 1.3%6.0%
Cockeysville$473K▲ 1.3%$1,884▲ 1.4%4.8%
Carney$342K▲ 0.4%$1,497▲ 1.5%5.3%
Lexington Park$386K▲ 2.3%$1,784▼ 0.3%5.6%
Edgewood$262K▼ 0.3%$1,750▲ 5.0%8.0%
Hanover$530K▲ 0.1%$2,669▲ 1.9%6.0%
North East$395K▼ 0.1%$1,833▲ 1.6%5.6%
Gambrills$610K▲ 1.1%$2,801▲ 1.7%5.5%
Rossville$292K▼ 1.4%$1,778▲ 4.2%7.3%
New Carrollton$387K▼ 2.8%$1,714▲ 4.8%5.3%
Capitol Heights$322K▼ 3.3%$2,012▲ 9.2%7.5%
Lake Arbor$412K▼ 2.0%$2,285▲ 2.6%6.7%
Garrison$319K▼ 1.1%$1,987▼ 0.7%7.5%

Data refreshed Oct 26, 2026.