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The median home value in Talbot County, MD is $490,590 as of 2026-08-31, down 0.09% from a year earlier.
Median Home Value
$490,590
Year-over-Year
-0.09%
National Rank
#220 of 3071
Talbot County ranks 7th out of 24 counties in MD by median home price, and is +108.7% above the U.S. national median of $235,072. Within MD, the typical county has a median home value of $420,594, making Talbot County +16.6% above the MD state median.
The typical home value decreased by 1.3%, from $496,931 in May 2026 to $490,590 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 | $496,931 | -0.2% |
| Jun 2026 | $497,443 | -0.1% |
| Jul 2026 | $495,616 | -0.2% |
| Aug 2026 | $490,590 | -0.1% |
Households here earn a median of $84,811 a year against a typical home value of $490,590 — a price-to-income ratio of 5.8×, past the 5× level generally described as severely unaffordable. That is less affordable than roughly 92% of U.S. counties. (How this is calculated.)
Reporting agencies in Talbot County recorded a violent crime rate of 386 per 100,000 residents in 2024 — around the middle of the national range. Property crime runs at 1,948 per 100,000.
Based on 2 reporting cities covering 17,865 residents (FBI UCR data — what this covers).
The median home value in Talbot County is $490,590. That's down 0.09% from a year earlier. That is about 108.7% above the U.S. national county median of $235,072, and makes Talbot County the 7th most expensive of 24 counties in Maryland.
Median household income here is $84,811, so a typical home costs about 5.8× annual household earnings — expensive compared with other U.S. counties.
Reporting police departments in Talbot County recorded 386 violent crimes per 100,000 residents. That figure covers 17,865 residents across 2 reporting cities, so it reflects the county's incorporated areas rather than every community within its borders.
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