Calvert County, MD real estate

What the numbers say

Calvert County, MD real estate at a glance

By AstroCore · Realtor.com, US Census and Freddie Mac data

In September 2026, the median home in Calvert County listed for $530,000, down 3.1% from a year earlier. That is 25% above the Maryland median of $425,000.

Homes spent a median of 45 days on the market, slower than 34 days a year ago. That makes Calvert County the #10 fastest-selling of 18 Maryland counties we track.

Homeowners in Calvert County pay a median of $3,885 a year in property taxes on a median home value of $460,200, an effective rate of about 0.84%. The Maryland average is 0.97%, which makes Calvert County the #7 lowest-tax of 24 counties in the state with published tax data.

Renters pay a median of $1,759 a month, and $1,483 for a two-bedroom. At today's prices a typical home costs about 25 times a year's rent, which generally favors renting over buying in the short term.

With 20% down and today's 7.24% average 30-year rate, the monthly payment on a $530,000 home here comes to about $3,483 including property tax and insurance. Lenders typically want that to be under 28% of income, which works out to roughly $149,000 a year (the median household here earns $133,922).