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The median home value in Dorchester County, MD is $272,255 as of 2026-07-31, up 1.21% from a year earlier.
Median Home Value
$272,255
Year-over-Year
+1.21%
National Rank
#1173 of 3071
Dorchester County ranks 21st out of 24 counties in MD by median home price, and is +16.2% above the U.S. national median of $234,352. Within MD, the typical county has a median home value of $424,676, making Dorchester County -35.9% below the MD state median.
Households here earn a median of $61,839 a year against a typical home value of $272,255 — a price-to-income ratio of 4.4×, above the 3× level usually considered comfortable, but below 5×. That is less affordable than roughly 73% of U.S. counties. (How this is calculated.)
Reporting agencies in Dorchester County recorded a violent crime rate of 497 per 100,000 residents in 2024 — higher than most counties nationally. Property crime runs at 2,942 per 100,000.
Based on 2 reporting cities covering 15,295 residents (FBI UCR data — what this covers).
The median home value in Dorchester County is $272,255. That's up 1.21% from a year earlier. That is about 16.2% above the U.S. national county median of $234,352, and makes Dorchester County the 21st most expensive of 24 counties in Maryland.
Median household income here is $61,839, so a typical home costs about 4.4× annual household earnings — moderately expensive compared with other U.S. counties.
Reporting police departments in Dorchester County recorded 497 violent crimes per 100,000 residents. That figure covers 15,295 residents across 2 reporting cities, so it reflects the county's incorporated areas rather than every community within its borders.
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