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Cheapest Counties to Buy a House in Maryland (2026)

Allegany has the lowest home prices of any county in Maryland, at $159,990, followed by Baltimore and Somerset. Source: Zillow Research, Zillow 2026-06. The full ranking of the top 24 counties is below.

Data updated June 2026 - Source: Zillow Research

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Cheapest counties for home prices in Maryland

Top 24 of 24 counties with data.

Ranked by typical home value (Zillow Research, Zillow 2026-06), lowest first.

Cheapest counties for home prices in Maryland
RankCountyValue
1Allegany$159,990
2Baltimore$189,179
3Somerset$207,965
4Dorchester$276,692
5Wicomico$278,478
6Caroline$334,134
7Washington$335,497
8Garrett$343,217
9Baltimore$367,587
10Cecil$389,795
11Kent$392,677
12Harford$425,349
13Worcester$425,479
14Prince George's$433,813
15St. Mary's$440,110
16Charles$453,986
17Calvert$491,065
18Talbot$497,443
19Carroll$499,797
20Frederick$509,006
21Anne Arundel$514,257
22Queen Anne's$530,449
23Montgomery$627,198
24Howard$643,819

How this ranking works

This page ranks Maryland counties by typical home value, sorted so the cheapest places appear first. Click any county to see its housing, schools, crime, and demographics in detail.

For home prices, a lower value is generally more favorable, so the top of the list is the lowest. Want to weigh home prices against schools, taxes, commute, and more at once? Use the live map to build a custom match.

Data comes from public sources. Source attribution and the exact data vintage are shown above and on the full map of typical home value.

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