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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 $154,511, followed by Baltimore and Somerset (data vintage Zillow 2026-04). The full ranking of the top 24 counties is below.

Data updated April 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 2026-04), lowest first.

Cheapest counties for home prices in Maryland
RankCountyValue
1Allegany$154,511
2Baltimore$188,220
3Somerset$204,505
4Dorchester$271,297
5Wicomico$274,740
6Caroline$328,763
7Washington$330,471
8Garrett$335,526
9Baltimore$362,203
10Kent$381,731
11Cecil$382,194
12Harford$419,510
13Worcester$421,459
14Prince George's$430,521
15St. Mary's$432,308
16Charles$451,420
17Calvert$484,082
18Talbot$493,376
19Carroll$495,011
20Frederick$505,951
21Anne Arundel$508,669
22Queen Anne's$525,531
23Montgomery$625,366
24Howard$638,752

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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