Taneytown, MD housing market
The typical Taneytown home is worth about $397,000, up 1.1% in a year, 7% below the Maryland typical home. Homes typically sell in 24 days, a little above asking.
Home values, sales, trends and how Taneytown compares with the towns next door — updated as new data is published.
Taneytown at a glance
A seller's market
Supply is tight — about 2.2 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 | Taneytown | Maryland |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | $252,000 | $290,000 |
| 2018 | $261,000 | $301,000 |
| 2019 | $270,000 | $310,000 |
| 2020 | $283,000 | $322,000 |
| 2021 | $308,000 | $349,000 |
| 2022 | $341,000 | $384,000 |
| 2023 | $353,000 | $398,000 |
| 2024 | $369,000 | $412,000 |
| 2025 | $389,000 | $427,000 |
| 2026 | $395,000 | $429,000 |
| August 2026 | $397,000 | $428,000 |
4.5 years of income
The typical Taneytown home costs about 4.5 years of the town's median household income, more than across Maryland (4.1 years).
How Taneytown 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 $1,170
HUD's Fair Market Rent for a two-bedroom in Taneytown is $1,170 a month, utilities included: roughly what a modest, recently rented unit costs. Renters already in Taneytown pay a median of $1,059, so moving in tends to cost more than staying put. A two-bedroom takes about 16% of the town's median household income.
Studio $840 · 4 bedrooms $1,700
U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, FY2026 Fair Market Rents by ZIP code (21787; Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, 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.