Poolesville, MD housing market
The typical Poolesville home is worth about $722,000, about the same as a year ago, 69% above the Maryland typical home. Homes typically sell in 24 days, close to asking.
Home values, sales, trends and how Poolesville compares with the towns next door — updated as new data is published.
Poolesville at a glance
A seller's market
Supply is tight — about 3.3 months of homes for sale at the current pace. Buyers should expect competition on well-priced homes.
Typical home value, 2016–2026
Show as a table
| January | Poolesville | Maryland |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | $496,000 | $290,000 |
| 2018 | $502,000 | $301,000 |
| 2019 | $521,000 | $310,000 |
| 2020 | $536,000 | $322,000 |
| 2021 | $582,000 | $349,000 |
| 2022 | $634,000 | $384,000 |
| 2023 | $658,000 | $398,000 |
| 2024 | $674,000 | $412,000 |
| 2025 | $713,000 | $427,000 |
| 2026 | $723,000 | $429,000 |
| August 2026 | $722,000 | $428,000 |
3.5 years of income
The typical Poolesville home costs about 3.5 years of the town's median household income, less than across Maryland (4.1 years).
How Poolesville 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 $2,270
HUD's Fair Market Rent for a two-bedroom in Poolesville is $2,270 a month, utilities included: roughly what a modest, recently rented unit costs. Renters already in Poolesville pay a median of $1,831, so moving in tends to cost more than staying put. A two-bedroom takes about 13% of the town's median household income.
Studio $1,970 · 4 bedrooms $3,370
U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, FY2026 Fair Market Rents by ZIP code (20837; Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD HUD Metro FMR Area), 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.
Recent listings in Poolesville
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.