housing & rent

Howard County, MD

typical home value· JUN 2026

$643,819

1y-0.1%5y /yr+3.3%10y /yr+3.6%

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Zillow Home Value Index: a smoothed estimate of the typical home’s value across all homes here, not just those that sold.

typical asking rent· JUN 2026

$2,399

1y+2.7%5y /yr+4.1%10y /yr+3.3%

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Zillow Observed Rent Index: the asking rent of the typical rental listed here today, weighted to the full rental stock.

For context: renters here currently pay a median of $2,099/mo across all leases (ACS 2020-2024, utilities included). Asking rent tracks today’s market; the census tracks everyone’s existing lease.

By home size

Studio—$2,022/mo
1 bedroom$214,403-1.4%$1,746/mo
2 bedrooms$340,352-1.5%$2,130/mo
3 bedrooms$503,098-0.8%$2,536/mo
4 bedrooms$753,734-0.0%$2,782/mo
5+ bedrooms$1,017,647+0.3%$3,500+/mo

Home values: Zillow bedroom-count index with 1-year change. Rent: ACS 2020-2024 median gross rent by bedrooms (census benchmark of rents paid, utilities included).

Sources: Zillow Research ZHVI & ZORI (free public series, through JUN 2026), U.S. Census Bureau ACS 2020-2024 estimates, and the Census 2020 ZIP–county relationship file. Coverage: home values for 3,071 counties and 31,056 ZIPs; asking rents for 1,360 counties; census benchmarks fill the rest, always labeled. Data refreshes monthly. Not financial advice.