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The median home value in Somerset County, MD is $211,844 as of 2026-08-31, up 3.11% from a year earlier.
Median Home Value
$211,844
Year-over-Year
+3.11%
National Rank
#1806 of 3071
Somerset County ranks 22nd out of 24 counties in MD by median home price, and is -9.9% below the U.S. national median of $235,072. Within MD, the typical county has a median home value of $420,594, making Somerset County -49.6% below the MD state median.
The typical home value increased by 0.7%, from $210,368 in May 2026 to $211,844 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 | $210,368 | +3.6% |
| Jun 2026 | $207,965 | +3.6% |
| Jul 2026 | $205,096 | +3.3% |
| Aug 2026 | $211,844 | +3.1% |
Households here earn a median of $64,943 a year against a typical home value of $211,844 — a price-to-income ratio of 3.3×, above the 3× level usually considered comfortable, but below 5×. That is less affordable than roughly 35% of U.S. counties. (How this is calculated.)
Reporting agencies in Somerset County recorded a violent crime rate of 940 per 100,000 residents in 2024 — higher than most counties nationally. Property crime runs at 3,118 per 100,000.
Based on 2 reporting cities covering 6,062 residents (FBI UCR data — what this covers).
The median home value in Somerset County is $211,844. That's up 3.11% from a year earlier. That is about 9.9% below the U.S. national county median of $235,072, and makes Somerset County the 22nd most expensive of 24 counties in Maryland.
Median household income here is $64,943, so a typical home costs about 3.3× annual household earnings — moderately expensive compared with other U.S. counties.
Reporting police departments in Somerset County recorded 940 violent crimes per 100,000 residents. That figure covers 6,062 residents across 2 reporting cities, so it reflects the county's incorporated areas rather than every community within its borders.
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