Towns with the most affordable housing in Maryland

Ranked by our Housing affordability score out of 100, which is based on home prices compared with income, rent as a share of income, and the typical home price. Of the 334 towns in Maryland with 1,000 or more people, these are the top 25.

Eden ranks first with a score of 94. Potomac Heights and Mount Vernon follow, with 84 and 82. Scores compare each town with all 27,850 towns we track across the US.

Rank	Town	Score	Home price compared with yearly income	Share of income spent on rent	Population
1	Eden	94	1.4×	—	1,053
2	Potomac Heights	84	1.6×	—	1,351
3	Mount Vernon	82	1.4×	—	1,067
4	Bel Air, Allegany County	79	2.0×	8.5%	1,837
5	Cresaptown	76	2.1×	13.6%	5,121
6	La Vale	73	2.2×	13.5%	4,196
7	Westernport	68	1.8×	20.7%	1,588
8	Bowmans Addition	64	2.3×	—	1,102
9	Piney Point	61	2.6×	13.4%	1,274
10	Cumberland	60	2.6×	18.5%	18,804
11	Lusby	58	2.8×	12.6%	2,595
12	Crisfield	57	2.8×	18.3%	2,499
13	Rock Hall	57	3.5×	9.6%	1,215
14	Pittsville	56	2.8×	16.8%	1,950
15	Smithsburg	55	3.4×	11.1%	3,115
16	Brunswick	54	3.2×	12.4%	8,450
17	Hebron	54	2.4×	19.1%	1,566
18	Manchester	54	3.1×	13.4%	5,439
19	Mountain Lake Park	53	3.5×	14.5%	2,167
20	Croom	52	3.4×	7.7%	2,418
21	Fountainhead-Orchard Hills	52	3.2×	14.5%	6,567
22	Middletown	51	3.2×	12.6%	5,014
23	Hurlock	51	3.5×	15.5%	2,819
24	New Market	51	3.2×	12.6%	1,603
25	Thurmont	51	3.7×	11.3%	6,254

Only towns with 1,000 or more people are ranked. Scores compare each town with all towns we track. See how we score towns and where the figures come from. These are estimates, so check official sources before you decide.

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