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Median Home Price in Baltimore, MD

The median home value in Baltimore, MD is $189,754 as of 2026-07-31, down 2.92% from a year earlier.

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Median Home Value

$189,754

Year-over-Year

-2.92%

Population

566,632

Baltimore ranks #36 of 38 Maryland cities tracked here by median home value, and sits 54.1% below the state's city median of $413,148. It sits in Baltimore City, where the county-wide median is $186,140.

Housing affordability in Baltimore

Median household income in Baltimore is $62,177, so the typical home value is about 3.1× annual household income. This is a simple price-to-income benchmark rather than a monthly payment estimate; it does not account for mortgage rates, down payments, taxes or insurance.

Household income comes from the U.S. Census Bureau's ACS 5-Year Estimates, table B19013 (how the affordability measure works).

Crime in Baltimore

Baltimore police recorded a violent crime rate of 1,606 per 100,000 residents in 2024 — higher than most cities that report to the FBI. Property crime runs at 4,157 per 100,000.

Reported by the city's own police department to the FBI's Uniform Crime Reporting Program (what this covers).

Common questions about Baltimore

What is the average home price in Baltimore, MD?

People often call this an average home price, but the figure shown here is Zillow's typical home value (ZHVI), not a simple arithmetic average. In Baltimore, that value is $189,754. That's down 2.92% from a year earlier. It is about 54.1% below the typical Maryland city tracked here.

Is Baltimore expensive compared to the surrounding area?

Homes in Baltimore are more expensive than Baltimore City as a whole, where the median is $186,140 — a difference of about 1.9%.

Is Baltimore affordable?

Median household income here is $62,177, so the typical home value is about 3.1× annual household income. This ratio is a broad comparison measure, not a mortgage-payment estimate.

Is Baltimore a safe place to live?

Baltimore police reported 1,606 violent crimes per 100,000 residents, covering a population of about 566,632. Crime rates are one input among many — they vary block to block within a city, and this figure is a citywide average.

Cities with similar home prices in MD

Greenbelt · Salisbury · Cambridge · Fruitland · Frostburg · Cumberland