housing costs · Maryland
Housing costs in Washington County
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 | $1,147 | ± $27 | evidence → |
| 2019–2023 | $1,100 | ± $25 | evidence → |
| 2018–2022 | $1,049 | ± $27 | evidence → |
| 2017–2021 | $979 | ± $31 | evidence → |
Median home value
| Survey period | Value | Margin of error | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020–2024 | $296,100 | ± $6,187 | evidence → |
| 2019–2023 | $275,900 | ± $5,421 | evidence → |
| 2018–2022 | $262,400 | ± $5,901 | evidence → |
| 2017–2021 | $229,800 | ± $4,819 | evidence → |
Rent as share of income
| Survey period | Value | Margin of error | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020–2024 | 28.8 % | ± 1.1 % | evidence → |
| 2019–2023 | 29.1 % | ± 1.1 % | evidence → |
| 2018–2022 | 28.4 % | ± 1.0 % | evidence → |
| 2017–2021 | 28.8 % | ± 0.9 % | evidence → |
In context
Median rent in Washington County is $1,147, 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.