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Salisbury - MD housing market

The Salisbury metro has a typical home value of $424,977, up 0.1% from a year ago. Homes sell in 38 days on average, a balanced market. 28% of listings have had a price cut. Data from Zillow Research, updated monthly.

Typical home value
$424,977
+0.1% vs. year ago
Median sale price
$432,093
+5.2% YoY
Median list price
$460,733
Sale-to-list ratio
97.7%
Selling below ask
Days on market
38d
Listings w/ price cut
28.0%
New listings / mo
773
+6.5% YoY
Homes for sale
3,291
+10.7% YoY
Typical rent
$1,977/mo
+4.4% YoY
Income needed to buy
$123,700
Rent vs buy
17.9x
October 2026 report · Zillow data through August 2026

Salisbury housing market, October 2026

The typical Salisbury home is worth $424,978 as of August 2026, up 0.1% from the prior month, up 0.1% over three months, and up 0.1% from a year ago. Over the past two years values have ranged from $423,854 to $428,734.

Homes are going pending in about 38 days, slower than the 26 days seen three months earlier. There are roughly 3,291 homes for sale, 11% more than a year ago. 28.0% of listings have taken a price cut (up from 25.0% three months ago).

Typical rent is $1,976 a month, up 4.4% year over year, which puts the price-to-rent ratio at 17.9.

At this week's 7.40% mortgage rate with 20% down ($84,995), the typical Salisbury home costs about $2,885 a month including tax and insurance, which needs a household income of roughly $123,700 to stay under a 28% payment-to-income ratio.

Typical home value, 24 months
$429k$424kSep 24Sep 25Aug 26
Days to pending, 24 months
52d22dSep 24Sep 25Aug 26
Homes for sale, 24 months
3.3k2.1kSep 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 ($424,977) is the Zillow Home Value Index for the Salisbury - 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 0.1% over the past year. In Salisbury - MD, that means a home worth $424,552 last year is now worth roughly $424,977.

The median sale price, what homes actually close for, is $432,093. Homes are selling at 97.7% of list price, meaning buyers have room to negotiate.

Homes listed in Salisbury - MD sit on the market for roughly 38 days before going pending. Shorter = seller's market; longer = buyer's market.

About 28.0% of current listings have had at least one price cut. High price-cut shares signal sellers are adjusting expectations downward.

Roughly 773 new listings hit the market each month in Salisbury - MD. There are currently 3,291 homes for sale, up 10.7% from a year ago.

The typical monthly rent in Salisbury - MD is $1,977, up 4.4% year over year. On the Rent vs Buy Index that is a price-to-rent ratio of 17.9x, toss-up (#80 of 195 metros). The mortgage on a typical home here, 20% down at today's 7.4% 30-year rate, runs about $2,354 a month in principal and interest, $377 more than renting before taxes, insurance and upkeep. The two break even at a 5.72% rate.

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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 →

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