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The median home value in Allegany County, MD is $159,568 as of 2026-07-31, up 3.81% from a year earlier.
Median Home Value
$159,568
Year-over-Year
+3.81%
National Rank
#2474 of 3071
Allegany County ranks 24th out of 24 counties in MD by median home price, and is -31.9% below the U.S. national median of $234,352. Within MD, the typical county has a median home value of $424,676, making Allegany County -62.4% below the MD state median.
Households here earn a median of $59,603 a year against a typical home value of $159,568 — a price-to-income ratio of 2.7×, comfortably below the 3× income level generally considered manageable. That is less affordable than roughly 18% of U.S. counties. (How this is calculated.)
Reporting agencies in Allegany County recorded a violent crime rate of 340 per 100,000 residents in 2024 — around the middle of the national range. Property crime runs at 2,890 per 100,000.
Based on 2 reporting cities covering 25,607 residents (FBI UCR data — what this covers).
The median home value in Allegany County is $159,568. That's up 3.81% from a year earlier. That is about 31.9% below the U.S. national county median of $234,352, and makes Allegany County the 24th most expensive of 24 counties in Maryland.
Median household income here is $59,603, so a typical home costs about 2.7× annual household earnings — relatively affordable compared with other U.S. counties.
Reporting police departments in Allegany County recorded 340 violent crimes per 100,000 residents. That figure covers 25,607 residents across 2 reporting cities, so it reflects the county's incorporated areas rather than every community within its borders.
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