A typical Burtonsville home is worth about $470,000
Down 1.4% in a year, 10% above the Maryland typical home. Homes typically sell in 21 days, close to asking.
Up 10.2% in five years
Slower than Maryland (13.5%).
Show as a table
| January | Burtonsville | Maryland |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | $329,000 | $290,000 |
| 2018 | $340,000 | $301,000 |
| 2019 | $358,000 | $310,000 |
| 2020 | $372,000 | $322,000 |
| 2021 | $400,000 | $349,000 |
| 2022 | $430,000 | $384,000 |
| 2023 | $448,000 | $398,000 |
| 2024 | $459,000 | $412,000 |
| 2025 | $479,000 | $427,000 |
| 2026 | $472,000 | $429,000 |
| August 2026 | $470,000 | $428,000 |
A typical Burtonsville home worth $324K in September 2016 is worth about $470K today.
Zillow Home Value Index: the typical value of all homes (middle third), smoothed and seasonally adjusted, through August 2026.
A seller's market
Supply is tight — about 3 months of homes for sale at the current pace. Buyers should expect competition on well-priced homes.
Under ~4 months of supply favors sellers; over ~6 favors buyers.
Redfin Data Center, all residential sales, May 2026.
A typical home costs 3.5 years of income
Less than across Maryland (4.1 years). Try your own numbers below.
That covers a typical Burtonsville home, with $52K to spare.
A two-bedroom rents for about $2,400 a month here, $420 less than owning.
How Burtonsville ranks on affordability →
An estimate, not a loan offer: payments of up to 28% of income, a 30-year fixed loan, Burtonsville’s typical property tax (0.90% of value a year, from the Census) and insurance of about 0.35%. Mortgage insurance, HOA fees and other debts aren’t included.
A two-bedroom rents for about $2,400
Renters already here pay a median of $2,358.
Fair Market Rent a month, utilities included
U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Fair Market Rents by ZIP code (Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD HUD Metro FMR Area): the 40th-percentile rent plus utilities for a standard unit. Median rent and renters: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey.
77% of Burtonsville households own their home
Half of Burtonsville’s homes were built before 1985.
Maryland: 68% own.
U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024.
Burtonsville vs. its neighbors
Burtonsville is the 2nd least expensive of 8 neighboring towns. Tap one to see its housing page.
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| Town | Typical value | 1-yr change | 2-bed rent | Median income |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Burtonsville | $470K | −1.4% | $2,400 | $134,276 |
| Fairland | $477K* | +4.2%† | $2,250 | $98,800 |
| Ashton-Sandy Spring | $809K* | +4%† | $2,230 | $174,063 |
| Cloverly | $665K* | +5%† | $2,190 | $152,083 |
| Scaggsville | $669K* | +2.8%† | $2,320 | $207,220 |
| West Laurel | $541K* | +7.5%† | $2,260 | $164,688 |
| Spencerville | $760K | −0.7% | $2,220 | $189,766 |
| Konterra | $460K* | +5.3%† | $2,190 | $130,000 |
Typical value: Zillow Home Value Index; * Census median home value where Zillow has none. † FHFA price index change where Zillow has none. Rent: HUD Fair Market Rent. New homes: Census building permits.
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Home values: Zillow Home Value Index (ZHVI), Zillow Research, August 2026. Sales, days on market and supply: Redfin Data Center, May 2026. Income, ownership, taxes and rent: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey. Fair Market Rents: U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development. Listings link to their publishers. The calculator is an estimate, not a loan offer.