The story of this market
The typical home in ZIP 21853 sells for about $167,000, or $147 per square foot.
Prices are up +4.5% from a year ago, so sellers still have some momentum. Homes take about 58 days to sell. HUD's fair market rent for a two-bedroom is $1,042 a month.
ZIP 21853 — Princess Anne
The housing market in 21853 reflects a stable, lower-cost environment compared to the broader Salisbury region. While regional prices have seen moderate growth, this specific ZIP maintains a more accessible entry point for buyers, supported by a consistent, if modest, pace of sales.
This area is primarily suited for those seeking lower-cost housing options in a rural-leaning setting, with a demographic profile featuring a high concentration of young adults and single-parent households.
Median prices moved up 4.5% year over year.
Homes spend a median of 58 days on market with 4.6 months of supply — a balanced-paced market.
0% of listings have cut prices · homes sell at 98.1% of asking — demand is running ahead of supply.
no recorded foreclosure-ledger notices (0.0 per 10,000 residents) · unemployment 5.3% · poverty 20.7% — a mixed stability profile.
Researched annual trajectory for this ZIP, from published historical series
Solid: researched ten-year history · dotted: 1 / 3 / 5-year projection extended from the historical 6.9%/yr trend — a deterministic estimate, not a published forecast or guarantee.
versus the prior ACS vintage
in-migration and out-migration balanced
ZCTA 21853, Somerset County MD
ACS 2024 5-year estimates. Aggregate published statistics for this ZIP — never individual records, and never an attribute of any individual property or resident.
The local economy is influenced by the broader Salisbury regional market, which serves as a hub for the Eastern Shore of Maryland.
Data retrieved from US Census Bureau ZCTA-level tables.
- Altitude Trampoline Park - Delmar4.418.4 mi
- CoCo's Funhouse4.713.7 mi
- Arthur W Perdue Stadium4.615.4 mi
- Brew River Seafood House and Dock Bar4.112.4 mi
- US 13 Dragway & Delaware Int'l Speedway4.619.8 mi
- Salisbury Zoological Park4.513 mi
- Pemberton Historical Park4.710.3 mi
- Bordeleau Vineyards & Winery4.64.3 mi
- Cove Beach Park4.610.1 mi
- Southbound Alley4.410.5 mi
- Delmarva Discovery Museum4.713.3 mi
- Furnace Town Historic Site (Nassawango Iron Furnace)4.714.5 mi
- Pemberton Historical Park4.710.3 mi
- Salisbury City Park4.612.9 mi
- Cove Beach Park4.610.1 mi
- Schumaker Park4.513 mi
- Roaring Point Park4.610.1 mi
- Somers Cove Marina4.617.7 mi
- Crisfield City Dock4.617.9 mi
- Shad Landing Marina4.716.9 mi
- Cedar Hill Marina4.610.5 mi
- Nutter's Crossing Golf Course4.411.9 mi
- Green Hill Country Club4.58.6 mi
- Great Hope Golf Course4.67.4 mi
- ACME Markets4.212.1 mi
- How Sweet It Is Produce Market, Nursery & Garden Center4.67.3 mi
- Salisbury Plaza412.6 mi
- Ocean Highway Seafood & Productions4.612.3 mi
- Waverly Shopping Center4.212.1 mi
- Salisbury Regional Airport4.315 mi
Theme parks, venues, golf, airports, museums, water and shopping across the area ranked by popularity within the radius shown.
Key-figure check: no independent anchor retained yet — first-researched cycles establish the anchor baseline this pass.