Baltimore County · Baltimore-Columbia-Towson · population 9,487
Where Garrison stands
At or near all-time high.
Home value trajectory · last 10 years
Zillow ZHVI · monthlyLifestyle scores
Scores are heuristic estimates from population density, state, and known transit/walkable cities. Not based on a paid Walk Score / Transit Score API — see methodology for the formula.
Rent trajectory · last 5 years
Zillow ZORI · monthlyHome value vs rent · indexed to 100
Both rebased at first month of ZORI data (~2015)Rent vs buy
At a 13.4 price-to-rent ratio, buying generally beats renting in Garrison on a long-enough horizon. The headline math is that one year of mortgage payments approximates 13.4 years of rent — well below the 15+ threshold where ownership starts to dominate.
How the momentum score breaks down
methodology →Garrison has held up across the cycle: home values at $322,592 with +3.5% 5-year CAGR. The bull case is structural — population, location, employer base — and holds even if next year's print is soft.
Garrison's bear case is the boring one: the cycle is real and any market that's run hard can stall. Watch for slowing population growth, rising days-on-market, or builder discounts as the early warning signals.
About Garrison
Garrison is a city in Baltimore County, Maryland, with an estimated population of 9,487. It anchors the Baltimore-Columbia-Towson metro area. The median home value in Garrison is $322,592 as of 2026-04, down 1.2% over the last 12 months. Over the last five years, home values have averaged +3.5% annual growth, with prices at or near the 5-year peak. Rents in Garrison average $2,001 per month, roughly flat year-over-year (+2.5%). The composite momentum score is 58 of 100 (Stable). Conditions are neither hot nor cold, so the local fit matters more than market timing.
▲ Bull case
▼ Bear case
Playbook
Lifestyle fit matters more than market timing in a Stable market. Take your time on the home and neighborhood; the macro trend isn't urgent. Negotiate normally.
Price competitively from day one or risk a 60+ day listing. Staging, photography, and presentation matter more in Stable markets than in Hot ones.
Stable cap rates, no big appreciation story to lean on. Underwrite this as a pure cash-flow play — the math has to work on rent alone.
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Sources: Zillow ZHVI (home values), Zillow ZORI (rents), US Census ACS + place population. Updated when source agencies publish revisions.
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