A typical Cottage home is worth about $357,000
About the same as a year ago, 17% below the Maryland typical home.
Only 1 sale in February 2026: in a market this size, monthly medians swing a lot, so the typical value is the steadier guide.
What kind of housing town is Cottage?
Read from the numbers below. The page puts what stands out first.
A typical home costs 4.4 years of income
About the same as across Maryland. Try your own numbers below.
That’s $53K short of a typical Cottage home.
A two-bedroom rents for about $2,060 a month here, $160 less than owning.
An estimate, not a loan offer: payments of up to 28% of income, a 30-year fixed loan, Cottage’s typical property tax (1.19% of value a year, from the Census) and insurance of about 0.35%. Mortgage insurance, HOA fees and other debts aren’t included.
73% of Cottage households own their home
Half of Cottage’s homes were built before 1953.
Maryland: 68% own.
U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024.
Up 2.4% in five years
Slower than Maryland (13.5%).
Show as a table
| January | Cottage | Maryland |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | $242,000 | $290,000 |
| 2018 | $251,000 | $301,000 |
| 2019 | $281,000 | $310,000 |
| 2020 | $295,000 | $322,000 |
| 2021 | $325,000 | $349,000 |
| 2022 | $345,000 | $384,000 |
| 2023 | $349,000 | $398,000 |
| 2024 | $355,000 | $412,000 |
| 2025 | $367,000 | $427,000 |
| 2026 | $360,000 | $429,000 |
| August 2026 | $357,000 | $428,000 |
A typical Cottage home worth $236K in September 2016 is worth about $357K today.
Zillow Home Value Index: the typical value of all homes (middle third), smoothed and seasonally adjusted, through August 2026.
A two-bedroom rents for about $2,060
Renters already here pay a median of $1,565, so moving in tends to cost more than staying put.
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.
Cottage vs. its neighbors
Cottage is the 3rd least expensive of 6 neighboring towns. Tap one to see its housing page.
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| Town | Typical value | 1-yr change | 2-bed rent | Median income |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cottage | $357K | −0.4% | $2,060 | $80,795 |
| Colmar Manor | $349K | +0.1% | $2,060 | $122,794 |
| Hyattsville | $400K | −3.3% | $2,060 | $91,941 |
| Brentwood | $397K | −1.5% | $2,030 | $69,572 |
| Bladensburg | $323K | −1.2% | $1,860 | $63,179 |
| Mount Rainier | $451K | −2% | $1,640 | $68,505 |
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.
Neighbors talk housing
What Cottage buyers, sellers and renters are saying.
Your answer becomes a post in Town Square.
Home values: Zillow Home Value Index (ZHVI), Zillow Research, August 2026. Sales, days on market and supply: Redfin Data Center, February 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.