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The median home value in Howard County, MD is $632,563 as of 2026-08-31, up 0.59% from a year earlier.
Median Home Value
$632,563
Year-over-Year
+0.59%
National Rank
#97 of 3071
Howard County ranks 1st out of 24 counties in MD by median home price, and is +169.1% above the U.S. national median of $235,072. Within MD, the typical county has a median home value of $420,594, making Howard County +50.4% above the MD state median.
The typical home value decreased by 1.3%, from $641,049 in May 2026 to $632,563 in Aug 2026.
Monthly Zillow Home Value Index snapshots retained by HomePriceMap. A short history is shown now and grows automatically as each new monthly release arrives.
| Month | Typical home value | Year-over-year change |
|---|---|---|
| May 2026 | $641,049 | -0.2% |
| Jun 2026 | $643,819 | -0.1% |
| Jul 2026 | $639,961 | +0.2% |
| Aug 2026 | $632,563 | +0.6% |
Households here earn a median of $149,763 a year against a typical home value of $632,563 — a price-to-income ratio of 4.2×, above the 3× level usually considered comfortable, but below 5×. That is less affordable than roughly 69% of U.S. counties. (How this is calculated.)
The median home value in Howard County is $632,563. That's up 0.59% from a year earlier. That is about 169.1% above the U.S. national county median of $235,072, and makes Howard County the 1st most expensive of 24 counties in Maryland.
Median household income here is $149,763, so a typical home costs about 4.2× annual household earnings — moderately expensive compared with other U.S. counties.
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