Ranked from ACS 2023 5-Year
Highest Price-to-Rent Ratios in Maryland
The counties where a home costs the most years of rent. A high ratio does not mean a place is overpriced. It can also mean rents are held down, or that buyers are paying for land, schools or a view that a renter cannot get at any price. It does mean the arithmetic of buying rests more on what the house is worth later and less on what it saves you each month. Median home value over twelve months of median gross rent, both Census five-year estimates.
Maryland ranked
| # | County | Price-to-rent | Median home | Median rent |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Talbot County | 26.6 yrs | $398,300 | $1,248 |
| 2 | Garrett County | 25.5 yrs | $217,000 | $710 |
| 3 | Montgomery County | 25.3 yrs | $615,200 | $2,030 |
| 4 | Carroll County | 24.7 yrs | $406,400 | $1,370 |
| 5 | Worcester County | 24.6 yrs | $348,100 | $1,180 |
| 6 | Howard County | 23.6 yrs | $576,700 | $2,038 |
| 7 | Queen Anne's County | 22.9 yrs | $441,800 | $1,611 |
| 8 | Kent County | 22.4 yrs | $307,100 | $1,144 |
| 9 | Dorchester County | 21.9 yrs | $252,300 | $959 |
| 10 | Calvert County | 21.6 yrs | $440,200 | $1,701 |
| 11 | Frederick County | 21.4 yrs | $437,700 | $1,706 |
| 12 | Caroline County | 21.2 yrs | $272,400 | $1,070 |
| 13 | Washington County | 20.9 yrs | $275,900 | $1,100 |
| 14 | Harford County | 19.7 yrs | $367,300 | $1,557 |
| 15 | St. Mary's County | 19.3 yrs | $390,900 | $1,692 |
| 16 | Prince George's County | 19.1 yrs | $404,300 | $1,761 |
| 17 | Cecil County | 19.0 yrs | $311,800 | $1,367 |
| 18 | Anne Arundel County | 18.9 yrs | $450,300 | $1,990 |
| 19 | Charles County | 17.7 yrs | $402,300 | $1,897 |
| 20 | Baltimore County | 17.6 yrs | $330,000 | $1,566 |
| 21 | Wicomico County | 16.1 yrs | $238,900 | $1,238 |
| 22 | Allegany County | 15.8 yrs | $149,200 | $786 |
| 23 | Somerset County | 14.6 yrs | $164,300 | $938 |
| 24 | Baltimore city | 14.2 yrs | $219,300 | $1,290 |
Every figure is modelled on the county's own median home with 20% down at 7.03%. Property tax and electricity are county and state specific; homeowners insurance uses the NAIC average premium for that state, which ranges from 0.16% of home value in Hawaii to 1.16% in Oklahoma. Maintenance and water are national estimates. Full methodology.
Nationwide
Highest Price-to-Rent Ratios across all 3,133 US counties · Every county in Maryland