MD · Metro #170

Hagerstown - MD housing market

The Hagerstown metro has a typical home value of $323,970, up 2.6% from a year ago. Homes are moving fast at 16 days on market, a strong seller's market. 27% of listings have had a price cut. Data from Zillow Research, updated monthly.

Typical home value
$323,970
+2.6% vs. year ago
Median sale price
$308,608
+5.1% YoY
Median list price
$346,267
Sale-to-list ratio
99.2%
Selling below ask
Days on market
16d
Listings w/ price cut
26.9%
New listings / mo
380
-4.8% YoY
Homes for sale
1,028
+3.6% YoY
Typical rent
$1,646/mo
+2.9% YoY
Income needed to buy
$94,300
Rent vs buy
16.4x
October 2026 report · Zillow data through August 2026

Hagerstown housing market, October 2026

The typical Hagerstown home is worth $323,970 as of August 2026, up 0.2% from the prior month, up 0.4% over three months, and up 2.6% from a year ago. Over the past two years values have ranged from $307,198 to $323,970.

Homes are going pending in about 16 days, slower than the 11 days seen three months earlier. There are roughly 1,028 homes for sale, 4% more than a year ago. 26.9% of listings have taken a price cut (up from 22.9% three months ago).

Typical rent is $1,646 a month, up 2.9% year over year, which puts the price-to-rent ratio at 16.4.

At this week's 7.40% mortgage rate with 20% down ($64,794), the typical Hagerstown home costs about $2,199 a month including tax and insurance, which needs a household income of roughly $94,300 to stay under a 28% payment-to-income ratio.

Typical home value, 24 months
$324k$307kSep 24Sep 25Aug 26
Days to pending, 24 months
33d11dSep 24Sep 25Aug 26
Homes for sale, 24 months
1.1k692Sep 24Sep 25Aug 26

Income needed to buy assumes 20% down, a 30-year fixed mortgage at 7.4% (Freddie Mac weekly average), property tax at 1.1% and insurance at 0.4% of value per year, and a 28% payment-to-income cap. Local taxes and insurance vary; treat it as a comparison figure across metros, not a lender's answer. All metros ranked →

Context

How to read this data

The typical home value ($323,970) is the Zillow Home Value Index for the Hagerstown - MD metro area: a smoothed, seasonally adjusted estimate of the typical value for middle-tier homes (33rd to 67th percentile) across single-family and condo properties.

Prices are up 2.6% over the past year. In Hagerstown - MD, that means a home worth $315,760 last year is now worth roughly $323,970.

The median sale price, what homes actually close for, is $308,608. Homes are selling at 99.2% of list price, meaning buyers have room to negotiate.

Homes listed in Hagerstown - MD sit on the market for roughly 16 days before going pending. Shorter = seller's market; longer = buyer's market.

About 26.9% of current listings have had at least one price cut. High price-cut shares signal sellers are adjusting expectations downward.

Roughly 380 new listings hit the market each month in Hagerstown - MD. There are currently 1,028 homes for sale, up 3.6% from a year ago.

The typical monthly rent in Hagerstown - MD is $1,646, up 2.9% year over year. On the Rent vs Buy Index that is a price-to-rent ratio of 16.4x, toss-up (#114 of 195 metros). The mortgage on a typical home here, 20% down at today's 7.4% 30-year rate, runs about $1,794 a month in principal and interest, $148 more than renting before taxes, insurance and upkeep. The two break even at a 6.55% rate.

What's not on this page

This is market-level data, not property-level. We don't list individual homes for sale. For that, go to Zillow, Redfin, or your local MLS.

Data: Zillow Research (ZHVI and market indicators), refreshed monthly at the source. This page was rebuilt October 2026. Methodology →

Related

Other metros in MD

MetroHome value1-yr changeDays on market
Baltimore - MD$400,263 +0.6% 14.0d
Get new posts in your inbox. No spam, unsubscribe anytime.