housing costs · Maryland
Housing costs in Baltimore city
What it costs to live here: rent, home values and the share of income rent takes.
Median gross rent
| Survey period | Value | Margin of error | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020–2024 | $1,331 | ± $15 | evidence → |
| 2019–2023 | $1,290 | ± $16 | evidence → |
| 2018–2022 | $1,235 | ± $14 | evidence → |
| 2017–2021 | $1,146 | ± $9 | evidence → |
Median home value
| Survey period | Value | Margin of error | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020–2024 | $229,600 | ± $3,425 | evidence → |
| 2019–2023 | $219,300 | ± $3,389 | evidence → |
| 2018–2022 | $202,900 | ± $3,756 | evidence → |
| 2017–2021 | $175,300 | ± $3,350 | evidence → |
Rent as share of income
| Survey period | Value | Margin of error | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020–2024 | 32.0 % | ± 0.8 % | evidence → |
| 2019–2023 | 32.1 % | ± 0.7 % | evidence → |
| 2018–2022 | 31.2 % | ± 0.7 % | evidence → |
| 2017–2021 | 31.0 % | ± 0.7 % | evidence → |
In context
Median rent in Baltimore city is $1,331, below the Maryland median of $1,402 across 24 counties (2020–2024).
American Community Survey, five-year estimates. Each release covers five years, so consecutive releases overlap by four of them — a change from one release to the next is damped, and reading them as annual values understates swings. Margins of error are at 90 % confidence and are wide in sparsely populated counties.