The Maryland cities with the strongest composite momentum scores.
Maryland cities ranked by our composite momentum score — recent price changes, distance from peak, and population growth.
Use this list as a within-state shortlist; for full data, open any city profile.
1Fruitland, MDSalisbury · pop 5,97374Rising$254,468median home+2.0%home YoY 2Taneytown, MDBaltimore-Columbia-Towson · pop 8,29373Rising$398,629median home+2.3%home YoY 3Leonardtown, MDCalifornia-Lexington Park · pop 5,04172Rising$532,406median home+3.1%home YoY 5Lochearn, MDBaltimore-Columbia-Towson · pop 25,51171Rising$313,941median home+2.0%home YoY 6California, MDCalifornia-Lexington Park · pop 12,94771Rising$399,182median home+3.4%home YoY 7Brunswick, MDWashington-Arlington-Alexandria · pop 9,01570Rising$409,911median home+0.2%home YoY 8Halfway, MDHagerstown-Martinsburg · pop 11,89670Rising$289,067median home+1.1%home YoY 9Salisbury, MDSalisbury · pop 33,61669Rising$266,141median home+1.4%home YoY 10Cumberland, MDCumberland · pop 18,64369Rising$155,425median home+4.9%home YoY 11Frostburg, MDCumberland · pop 6,97269Rising$180,008median home+4.8%home YoY 12Walkersville, MDWashington-Arlington-Alexandria · pop 6,53569Rising$470,178median home+1.3%home YoY 13Pikesville, MDBaltimore-Columbia-Towson · pop 34,16868Rising$433,206median home+1.9%home YoY 14Edgemere, MDBaltimore-Columbia-Towson · pop 9,06968Rising$376,380median home+2.3%home YoY 15Edgewood, MDBaltimore-Columbia-Towson · pop 25,71368Rising$266,605median home+1.2%home YoY 16Fallston, MDBaltimore-Columbia-Towson · pop 9,30668Rising$574,464median home+2.9%home YoY 17Stevensville, MDBaltimore-Columbia-Towson · pop 7,44268Rising$545,099median home+1.7%home YoY 18Robinwood, MDHagerstown-Martinsburg · pop 7,39768Rising$377,786median home+1.4%home YoY 19Hagerstown, MDHagerstown-Martinsburg · pop 43,90967Rising$303,011median home+0.8%home YoY 20Chestertown, MDBaltimore-Columbia-Towson · pop 5,70267Rising$388,407median home+1.3%home YoY 21Denton, MD · pop 5,04967Rising$361,999median home+0.1%home YoY 22Fulton, MDBaltimore-Columbia-Towson · pop 5,91667Rising$993,446median home+1.3%home YoY 23Frederick, MDWashington-Arlington-Alexandria · pop 89,53766Rising$468,098median home-0.9%home YoY 24Westminster, MDBaltimore-Columbia-Towson · pop 20,66266Rising$466,954median home+1.6%home YoY 25Aberdeen, MDBaltimore-Columbia-Towson · pop 18,45166Rising$344,830median home-0.0%home YoY Sources: Zillow ZHVI, Zillow ZORI, US Census place population.