Maryland rental market analysis
Investment scores, home values, rents and gross rent-to-price comparisons for the counties in Maryland we track. Click any county for the full deep-dive.
Counties tracked
24
Median home price
$421K
Median rent
$1,957
Top-scored
Allegany
75/100
All counties in Maryland
| County | Score | Home-value reference | Rent reference | Annual rent/price | YoY price | Population |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Allegany County | 75 | $155,795 | $1,020 | 7.86% | +3.1% | 68,161 |
| Somerset County | 73 | $207,965 | – | – | +3.6% | 24,672 |
| Baltimore City | 68 | $181,356 | $1,764 | 11.67% | -3.9% | 584,548 |
| Dorchester County | 65 | $271,430 | $1,744 | 7.71% | +1.1% | 32,557 |
| Wicomico County | 64 | $271,722 | $1,626 | 7.18% | +1.2% | 103,815 |
| Garrett County | 58 | $343,217 | – | – | +1.5% | 28,856 |
| Saint Marys County | 56 | $431,391 | $2,029 | 5.64% | +2.7% | 113,814 |
| Caroline County | 56 | $330,127 | – | – | +0.7% | 33,320 |
| Kent County | 56 | $392,677 | – | – | +1.8% | 19,289 |
| Cecil County | 55 | $383,362 | $1,852 | 5.80% | +1.4% | 103,876 |
| Baltimore County | 54 | $358,091 | $1,731 | 5.80% | +0.4% | 850,737 |
| Washington County | 53 | $327,924 | $1,442 | 5.28% | +0.5% | 154,645 |
| Calvert County | 51 | $480,115 | $2,302 | 5.75% | +0.9% | 93,244 |
| Queen Annes County | 51 | $522,697 | $2,347 | 5.39% | +2.3% | 50,316 |
| Harford County | 51 | $414,044 | $1,896 | 5.49% | +0.9% | 261,059 |
| Charles County | 51 | $442,449 | $2,464 | 6.68% | -1.4% | 167,035 |
| Anne Arundel County | 49 | $502,145 | $2,337 | 5.59% | +0.9% | 588,109 |
| Prince Georges County | 47 | $421,250 | $1,957 | 5.57% | -1.2% | 957,189 |
| Talbot County | 46 | $484,929 | $2,184 | 5.40% | -0.1% | 37,663 |
| Worcester County | 46 | $422,876 | $1,787 | 5.07% | -0.7% | 52,827 |
| Frederick County | 45 | $494,258 | $2,179 | 5.29% | -0.4% | 273,829 |
| Carroll County | 45 | $486,857 | $1,840 | 4.54% | +0.8% | 173,225 |
| Howard County | 41 | $625,349 | $2,358 | 4.52% | +0.8% | 332,011 |
| Montgomery County | 39 | $606,938 | $2,283 | 4.51% | -0.4% | 1,056,910 |
Latest stored snapshot loaded October 19, 2026. Sorted by overall investment score. The snapshot date is not the underlying Zillow observation period.
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