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The median home value in Frederick County, MD is $505,026 as of 2026-07-31, down 0.06% from a year earlier.
Median Home Value
$505,026
Year-over-Year
-0.06%
National Rank
#201 of 3071
Frederick County ranks 5th out of 24 counties in MD by median home price, and is +115.5% above the U.S. national median of $234,352. Within MD, the typical county has a median home value of $424,676, making Frederick County +18.9% above the MD state median.
Households here earn a median of $122,002 a year against a typical home value of $505,026 — a price-to-income ratio of 4.1×, above the 3× level usually considered comfortable, but below 5×. That is less affordable than roughly 67% of U.S. counties. (How this is calculated.)
Reporting agencies in Frederick County recorded a violent crime rate of 359 per 100,000 residents in 2024 — around the middle of the national range. Property crime runs at 1,462 per 100,000.
Based on 4 reporting cities covering 113,714 residents (FBI UCR data — what this covers).
The median home value in Frederick County is $505,026. That's down 0.06% from a year earlier. That is about 115.5% above the U.S. national county median of $234,352, and makes Frederick County the 5th most expensive of 24 counties in Maryland.
Median household income here is $122,002, so a typical home costs about 4.1× annual household earnings — moderately expensive compared with other U.S. counties.
Reporting police departments in Frederick County recorded 359 violent crimes per 100,000 residents. That figure covers 113,714 residents across 4 reporting cities, so it reflects the county's incorporated areas rather than every community within its borders.
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