The story of this market
The typical home in Somerset County, Maryland sells for about $199,000, or $163 per square foot.
Prices are down 20.3% from a year ago, which gives buyers more room to negotiate. Homes take about 92 days to sell, which is slow. Over the long run, values in this county have grown 108% since 2000. Last year 4 of 6 neighborhoods saw prices rise, so the story isn't the same street to street. The biggest natural hazard here is coastal flooding, which FEMA rates very high. HUD's fair market rent for a two-bedroom is $1,144 a month.
HUD sets the fair market rent for a 2-bedroom at $1,144 a month. FEMA's National Risk Index rates overall hazard risk here as Relatively Moderate.
Price climate
Every year of price change, 2000–2025
0%
2025
Each stripe is one year's median price change across the area's census tracts (FHFA repeat-sales index). Deep blue is a strong gain year, red a falling year. Best: 2022 (+24.5%). Worst: 2011 (-9.3%). Hover to read a year.
Monthly price momentum
Home values since 2015
+1.1%
MD · past 12 months
Freddie Mac House Price Index, single-family homes, monthly through 2026-08. Each line starts at 100 in January 2015, so a reading of 180 means prices are up 80% since then.
Rent benchmark
Fair market rent by size
$1,498
3-bed / month
HUD Fair Market Rents, fiscal 2027, for this county. A typical rent for a modest unit, used to set housing-voucher payments.
Neighborhood price trend
Long-run price trend, 2000–2025
0%
2025 change
FHFA repeat-sales index, median of 6 census tracts in this county (2000 = 100). Bars are each year's median change.
Natural hazard exposure
The area's risk shape
83
Relatively Moderate
FEMA National Risk Index. Each spoke is a hazard ranked nationally, where 100 is the most exposed. Expected annual loss: $16,945,478.
Mortgage activity
Home lending in this county
64.6%
2018 approval rate
| Year | Applications | Loans made | Approval | Investor share | Median home value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 673 | 295 | 64.6% | 4.7% | $160,000 |
CFPB Home Mortgage Disclosure Act records: every mortgage application reported by lenders for homes in this county. Approval rate is approved ÷ decided (withdrawn and incomplete files excluded). Investor share and home value are the median census tract.
Somerset County, Maryland
The Somerset County housing market is currently experiencing a period of price correction with a significant year-over-year decline in median sale prices. Inventory remains limited, and the market is characterized by a balanced supply relative to current sales activity.
No ARED distress-ledger coverage for this county yet — the foreclosure ingest rotates the national county directory, and filings appear here once the county's posted notices are read. Key-figure check: median price corroborated by the published ten-year series (2024) (within 12.5%).
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Median prices moved up 4.3% year over year.
Homes spend a median of 56 days on market with 0.8 months of supply — a fast-moving market.
2% of listings have cut prices · homes sell at 23.87% of asking — demand is holding steady.
no recorded foreclosure-ledger notices (0.0 per 10,000 residents) · poverty 16.4% — a stable, low-distress profile.
Deterministic aggregate of 11 researched ZIP reports — sales_count-weighted (population fallback); per point, children lacking the value or its weight are excluded. Tax rates, sentiment and context notes are tier-native and never roll.
Each property observation weighs one in its ZIP's deterministic roll-up — property-level records (taxes, scores, permits) never roll individually. Latest property research run Oct 13, 2026.
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| 21817 | Crisfield | $285,000 | $181 | +0.7% | 64 | 98.5% | 16% | 4.2 | 382 | $766 | researched Sep 16 |
| 21821 | Deal Island | $261,339 | $158 | +4.5% | 58 | 98.5% | 16% | 3.9 | 382 | $1,615 | researched Sep 16 |
| 21822 | Eden | $296,998 | $181 | +0.7% | 64 | 98.5% | 16% | 2.3 | 422 | $1,614 | researched Sep 17 |
| 21824 | Ewell (Smith Island) | $284,148 | $167 | -2% | 64 | 98% | 16% | 5.5 | 542 | $1,900 | researched Sep 16 |
| 21838 | Marion Station | $285,000 | $183 | -2% | 64 | — | — | — | 382 | $1,073 | researched Sep 17 |
| 21853 | Princess Anne | $167,000 | $147 | +4.5% | 58 | 98.1% | — | 4.6 | 455 | $1,042 | researched Sep 19 |
| 21857 | — | $261,000 | $158 | +4.5% | 58 | — | — | 6 | 382 | $1,900 | researched Sep 16 |
| 21866 | Tylerton (Smith Island) | $261,339 | $158 | +4.5% | 58 | 98.1% | — | — | 455 | $1,144 | researched Sep 19 |
| 21867 | Upper Fairmount | $240,000 | $147 | +10.9% | 15 | 98.1% | — | — | 209 | $1,144 | researched Sep 20 |
| 21870 | Wenona | $261,339 | $158 | +4.5% | 58 | — | — | — | 98 | $1,144 | researched Sep 16 |
Figures are each ZIP report's own latest research — the county roll-up aggregates them sales_count-weighted (population fallback); ZIPs cycle quarterly.
Composed from the ARED governance burden registry — tier-native tax structure (state + county + city + special districts), never averaged. State (Maryland) — Maryland Real Property Assessment and Taxation: Property is assessed at its phased-in use value. The tax is calculated by multiplying the assessed value by the applicable state and local tax rates.
The county economy is characterized by a limited number of employer establishments, totaling 360 as of 2023, with a civilian labor force participation rate of 46.0%.
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- CoCo's Funhouse4.724.7 mi
- Funland Amusements4.228.9 mi
- Another World VR528.8 mi
- Arthur W Perdue Stadium4.626.3 mi
- Brew River Seafood House and Dock Bar4.123.5 mi
- Teaguer's Pub4.128.9 mi
- Janes Island State Park4.75.2 mi
- Delmarva Discovery Museum4.715.4 mi
- Bordeleau Vineyards & Winery4.615 mi
- Pocomoke River State Park: Milburn Landing4.619.9 mi
- Cove Beach Park4.614.2 mi
- Point Lookout State Park4.526.4 mi
- Harriet Tubman Underground Railroad National Historical Park4.829.5 mi
- NASA's Wallops Flight Facility Visitor Center4.623.9 mi
- Point Lookout Lighthouse4.525.7 mi
- Assateague Lighthouse4.729.6 mi
- Pocomoke River State Park: Milburn Landing4.619.9 mi
- Cove Beach Park4.614.2 mi
- Roaring Point Park4.612.9 mi
- Newtown Park4.617.2 mi
- Guard Shore Beach4.419.1 mi
- BluFin Bungalows & Marina4.527.5 mi
- Somers Cove Marina4.67.5 mi
- Crisfield City Dock4.67.5 mi
- Buzzard's Point Marina4.629 mi
- Point Lookout Marina campgrounds4.629.9 mi
- Green Hill Country Club4.518.9 mi
- Great Hope Golf Course4.67.8 mi
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Theme parks, venues, golf, airports, museums, water and shopping across the area ranked by popularity within the radius shown.
Data retrieved from US Census Bureau and Census Reporter profiles.
applies when — Applies to residential parcels located within a development subject to a declaration of covenants or restrictions requiring mandatory membership in an association.
Imposes obligations on parcel owners to pay assessments, adhere to recorded covenants, and comply with association governance and disclosure requirements upon resale.
Real Property Article Title 11B.
Maryland utilizes a judicial-supervised process. Foreclosure actions cannot be filed until 90 days after a default. Homeowners have 30 days from the date of the Notice of Report of Sale to file exceptions to the sale.
Real Property Article § 7-105.1; Maryland Rules of Procedure.
Property is assessed at its phased-in use value. The tax is calculated by multiplying the assessed value by the applicable state and local tax rates. The Homestead Property Tax Credit limits the annual increase in taxable assessment for owner-occupied residential property to a fixed percentage (set by local jurisdictions, typically 10% or less) of the prior year's assessment.
Tax-Property Article § 8-103; COMAR Title 18.
≈ $19,900/yr on a $199,000 median
applies when — Applies to the transfer of residential real property of one to four single-family units, excluding specific transfers such as initial sales of never-occupied property, foreclosure sales, or transfers by fiduciaries.
Sellers must provide either a disclosure statement detailing known latent defects or a disclaimer statement selling the property 'as is' without warranties.
Real Property Article § 10-702, Annotated Code of Maryland.
Governance registry — every jurisdiction re-researches on a rolling 90-day cycle. Property reports compose these inherited burdens into a per-parcel ledger with conditional determinations. Informational only — not legal advice.