North East, MD housing market
The typical North East home is worth about $397,000, about the same as a year ago, 7% below the Maryland typical home. Homes typically sell in 32 days, close to asking.
Home values, sales, trends and how North East compares with the towns next door — updated as new data is published.
North East at a glance
A balanced market
About 4.1 months of supply: neither buyers nor sellers have a clear edge.
Typical home value, 2016–2026
Show as a table
| January | North East | Maryland |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | $248,000 | $290,000 |
| 2018 | $257,000 | $301,000 |
| 2019 | $268,000 | $310,000 |
| 2020 | $280,000 | $322,000 |
| 2021 | $306,000 | $349,000 |
| 2022 | $341,000 | $384,000 |
| 2023 | $356,000 | $398,000 |
| 2024 | $375,000 | $412,000 |
| 2025 | $395,000 | $427,000 |
| 2026 | $395,000 | $429,000 |
| August 2026 | $397,000 | $428,000 |
4.3 years of income
The typical North East home costs about 4.3 years of the town's median household income, about the same as across Maryland (4.1).
How North East ranks on affordability →
Home value ÷ ACS median household income.
Owners, rent & taxes
U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024.
A two-bedroom rents for about $1,830
HUD's Fair Market Rent for a two-bedroom in North East is $1,830 a month, utilities included: roughly what a modest, recently rented unit costs. Renters already in North East pay a median of $1,329, so moving in tends to cost more than staying put. A two-bedroom takes about 24% of the town's median household income.
Studio $1,410 · 4 bedrooms $2,450
U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, FY2026 Fair Market Rents by ZIP code (21901, 21921; Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD MSA), weighted by land area. A Fair Market Rent is the 40th-percentile rent plus utilities for a standard unit. Median rent: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey.
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.