Maryland cities — momentum scores, home values & rankings

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120 Maryland cities tracked. Sorted by composite momentum score (home prices, rent, population).

Long thesis

The state's pop-weighted momentum is 58/100, and only 0 of 45 tracked cities are in the 'Declining' tier. That's a healthier distribution than most states. Bull case: the average is good, and the bottom of the distribution isn't ugly.

Short thesis

The bear case is the boring one: the median market is fine but the cycle is real. Watch the cities at the bottom of this state's distribution as the early-warning signal.

120
Cities tracked
$440,625
Median home (state)
69
Rising / Hot
1
Cooling / Declining

Fruitland

pop 5,973
74
Rising$254,468 · +2.0%

Taneytown

pop 8,293
73
Rising$398,629 · +2.3%

Leonardtown

pop 5,041
72
Rising$532,406 · +3.1%

Fountainhead-Orchard Hills

pop 6,189
72
Rising$392,080 · +3.5%

Lochearn

pop 25,511
71
Rising$313,941 · +2.0%

California

pop 12,947
71
Rising$399,182 · +3.4%

Brunswick

pop 9,015
70
Rising$409,911 · +0.2%

Halfway

pop 11,896
70
Rising$289,067 · +1.1%

Salisbury

pop 33,616
69
Rising$266,141 · +1.4%

Cumberland

pop 18,643
69
Rising$155,425 · +4.9%

Frostburg

pop 6,972
69
Rising$180,008 · +4.8%

Walkersville

pop 6,535
69
Rising$470,178 · +1.3%

Pikesville

pop 34,168
68
Rising$433,206 · +1.9%

Edgemere

pop 9,069
68
Rising$376,380 · +2.3%

Edgewood

pop 25,713
68
Rising$266,605 · +1.2%

Fallston

pop 9,306
68
Rising$574,464 · +2.9%

Stevensville

pop 7,442
68
Rising$545,099 · +1.7%

Robinwood

pop 7,397
68
Rising$377,786 · +1.4%

Hagerstown

pop 43,909
67
Rising$303,011 · +0.8%

Chestertown

pop 5,702
67
Rising$388,407 · +1.3%

Denton

pop 5,049
67
Rising$361,999 · +0.1%

Fulton

pop 5,916
67
Rising$993,446 · +1.3%

Frederick

pop 89,537
66
Rising$468,098 · -0.9%

Westminster

pop 20,662
66
Rising$466,954 · +1.6%

Aberdeen

pop 18,451
66
Rising$344,830 · -0.0%

Severna Park

pop 39,933
66
Rising$750,836 · +2.0%

Arnold

pop 24,064
66
Rising$602,581 · +1.7%

Parkville

pop 31,812
66
Rising$285,376 · -0.1%

Carney

pop 29,363
66
Rising$345,303 · +1.0%

Reisterstown

pop 26,822
66
Rising$414,991 · +0.2%

Rosedale

pop 19,961
66
Rising$317,493 · +1.1%

Elkton

pop 15,977
65
Rising$369,751 · +1.5%

La Plata

pop 11,374
65
Rising$482,544 · -0.4%

Middletown

pop 5,055
65
Rising$573,130 · +1.0%

Glen Burnie

pop 72,891
65
Rising$396,849 · +0.5%

Essex

pop 40,505
65
Rising$293,543 · +1.0%

Owings Mills

pop 35,674
65
Rising$401,467 · +0.9%

Langley Park

pop 20,126
65
Rising$380,163 · +2.5%

Lexington Park

pop 13,317
65
Rising$386,484 · +3.1%

Cambridge

pop 13,262
64
Rising$262,516 · +0.1%

Mount Airy

pop 9,914
64
Rising$642,260 · +0.9%

Thurmont

pop 6,308
64
Rising$400,997 · +0.7%

Hampstead

pop 6,288
64
Rising$443,755 · +2.3%

Manchester

pop 5,440
64
Rising$463,779 · +2.2%

Berlin

pop 5,349
64
Rising$439,328 · -1.4%

Crofton

pop 29,641
64
Rising$498,357 · +0.2%

Edgewater

pop 9,446
64
Rising$581,096 · +0.9%

White Marsh

pop 10,287
64
Rising$523,230 · +0.5%

Savage

pop 7,542
64
Rising$590,798 · +0.6%

Beltsville

pop 20,133
64
Rising$460,509 · +0.1%

Chester

pop 5,003
64
Rising$531,649 · +0.0%

Towson

pop 59,553
63
Rising$476,180 · +1.5%

Rossville

pop 16,029
63
Rising$299,637 · -0.4%

Glenn Dale

pop 14,698
63
Rising$644,340 · +0.2%

Accokeek

pop 13,927
63
Rising$555,676 · +1.0%

Havre de Grace

pop 15,222
62
Rising$405,756 · -0.1%

Severn

pop 57,118
62
Rising$518,105 · +0.9%

Odenton

pop 42,947
62
Rising$475,660 · +0.1%

Brooklyn Park

pop 16,112
62
Rising$303,100 · -0.6%

Shady Side

pop 5,806
62
Rising$427,666 · +0.2%

Catonsville

pop 44,701
62
Rising$420,970 · +1.2%

Randallstown

pop 33,655
62
Rising$374,306 · +1.5%

Middle River

pop 33,203
62
Rising$336,864 · +0.6%

Waldorf

pop 81,410
62
Rising$437,179 · -1.2%

Bryans Road

pop 8,650
62
Rising$428,866 · -0.4%

Montgomery Village

pop 34,893
62
Rising$393,783 · -1.7%

Clinton

pop 38,760
62
Rising$443,143 · +0.2%

Camp Springs

pop 22,734
62
Rising$423,425 · +1.1%

Brandywine

pop 10,550
62
Rising$508,309 · +0.5%

Annapolis

pop 40,689
61
Stable$622,535 · +1.6%

Bel Air

pop 10,395
61
Stable$464,606 · +1.4%

Chesapeake Beach

pop 6,504
61
Stable$463,553 · +0.0%

Poolesville

pop 5,856
61
Stable$737,956 · +0.2%

Jessup

pop 10,535
61
Stable$521,331 · -0.7%

Dundalk

pop 67,796
61
Stable$224,393 · -1.0%

Columbia

pop 104,681
61
Stable$514,832 · -0.1%

Ellicott City

pop 75,947
61
Stable$740,309 · -0.6%

Potomac

pop 47,018
61
Stable$1,399,329 · -0.5%

Bowie

pop 58,421
60
Stable$527,321 · -0.2%

Easton

pop 17,381
60
Stable$450,823 · -0.5%

Pasadena

pop 32,979
60
Stable$458,672 · -0.1%

Perry Hall

pop 29,409
60
Stable$429,278 · +0.0%

Cockeysville

pop 24,184
60
Stable$477,859 · +1.0%

Olney

pop 35,820
60
Stable$671,045 · -0.2%

Darnestown

pop 6,723
60
Stable$1,034,481 · -0.7%

Fort Washington

pop 24,261
60
Stable$453,532 · -0.5%

College Park

pop 34,667
59
Stable$440,625 · -0.7%

Laurel

pop 30,238
59
Stable$478,030 · -0.1%

New Carrollton

pop 13,645
58
Stable$402,300 · -0.9%

Garrison

pop 9,487
58
Stable$322,592 · -1.2%

North Potomac

pop 23,790
58
Stable$916,488 · -1.4%

East Riverdale

pop 18,459
58
Stable$373,083 · -0.7%

Springdale

pop 5,301
58
Stable$477,512 · -1.5%

Elkridge

pop 25,171
57
Stable$488,380 · -1.2%

Clarksburg

pop 29,051
57
Stable$640,521 · -2.3%

Takoma Park

pop 17,856
56
Stable$694,193 · -0.9%

Glenarden

pop 6,394
56
Stable$414,804 · -1.1%

Bethesda

pop 68,056
56
Stable$1,165,158 · -1.1%

Chevy Chase

pop 10,176
56
Stable$1,255,658 · -1.4%

Rockville

pop 68,417
55
Stable$622,295 · -1.1%

Ocean City

pop 6,884
55
Stable$440,846 · -3.3%

Burtonsville

pop 9,498
55
Stable$479,209 · -2.0%

Adelphi

pop 16,823
55
Stable$447,198 · -1.3%

Lake Arbor

pop 14,541
55
Stable$421,570 · -1.6%

Coral Hills

pop 9,997
55
Stable$328,112 · -1.6%

Baltimore

pop 568,271
54
Stable$191,668 · -1.3%

Gaithersburg

pop 70,686
54
Stable$528,705 · -1.9%

District Heights

pop 5,916
54
Stable$343,377 · -1.2%

Chillum

pop 36,039
54
Stable$404,558 · -1.1%

Silver Spring

pop 81,015
53
Stable$552,691 · -1.3%

Damascus

pop 17,224
53
Stable$561,801 · -2.8%

Temple Hills

pop 8,350
53
Stable$327,408 · -2.2%

Bladensburg

pop 9,635
52
Stable$319,361 · -1.6%

Woodlawn

pop 39,986
52
Stable$372,678 · -2.2%

Germantown

pop 91,249
52
Stable$424,848 · -2.6%

Walker Mill

pop 12,187
52
Stable$361,020 · -1.8%

Greenbelt

pop 24,843
51
Stable$284,997 · -1.8%

Hyattsville

pop 21,052
49
Stable$406,813 · -2.9%

Cheverly

pop 6,125
49
Stable$469,603 · -2.6%

Mount Rainier

pop 8,269
42
Cooling$451,303 · -3.3%

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Official state resources

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Tools for Maryland

Sources: Zillow ZHVI (home values), Zillow ZORI (rents), US Census ACS + place population. Updated when source agencies publish revisions.

Cost of living & climate

Cost-of-living index
116.5 (US=100)
Well Above Us Avg. Source: MERIC Q4 2024 composite (housing, groceries, utilities, transport, healthcare, misc).
Climate

Humid subtropical. Hot humid summers, cool winters with occasional snowstorms. Chesapeake region prone to flooding.

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