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Least affordable housing, Maryland counties · 2000

Maryland counties ranked by the CensusEasy Afford Score, median home value divided by median household income (2023 ACS). A higher score means a home costs more years of local income. This list covers the 24 counties in Maryland that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

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YEAR1990 2000 2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPAFFORD SCOREVS 2000

01Talbot County, MDMD38,2383.5+0%

02Kent County, MDMD19,5653.0+0%

03Montgomery County, MDMD1,074,5822.9+0%

04Worcester County, MDMD54,4592.9+0%

05Queen Anne's County, MDMD54,4482.8+0%

06Washington County, MDMD157,7312.8+0%

07Carroll County, MDMD176,6772.7+0%

08St. Mary's County, MDMD116,6922.7+0%

09Howard County, MDMD339,1832.7+0%

10Frederick County, MDMD302,8832.7+0%

11Garrett County, MDMD28,3702.6+0%

12Caroline County, MDMD34,1162.6+0%

13Prince George's County, MDMD970,3742.6+0%

14Calvert County, MDMD94,4842.6+0%

15Dorchester County, MDMD33,6282.6+0%

16Cecil County, MDMD107,1312.6+0%

17Somerset County, MDMD24,9732.6+0%

18Harford County, MDMD266,4462.5+0%

19Anne Arundel County, MDMD603,3802.5+0%

20Baltimore County, MDMD847,6502.5+0%

21Charles County, MDMD176,5932.5+0%

22Wicomico County, MDMD106,8992.3+0%

23Baltimore, MDMD569,9972.3+0%

24Allegany County, MDMD66,8482.3+0%

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UPDATED 2026-06-02 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES