Cecil County, MD real estate

What the numbers say

Cecil County, MD real estate at a glance

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

In September 2026, the median home in Cecil County listed for $425,000, down 9.3% from a year earlier. That is right in line with the Maryland median of $425,000.

Homes spent a median of 49 days on the market, faster than 56 days a year ago. That makes Cecil County the #13 fastest-selling of 18 Maryland counties we track.

Homeowners in Cecil County pay a median of $3,068 a year in property taxes on a median home value of $343,400, an effective rate of about 0.89%. The Maryland average is 0.97%, which makes Cecil County the #12 lowest-tax of 24 counties in the state with published tax data.

Renters pay a median of $1,377 a month, and $1,326 for a two-bedroom. At today's prices a typical home costs about 26 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 $425,000 home here comes to about $2,811 including property tax and insurance. Lenders typically want that to be under 28% of income, which works out to roughly $120,000 a year (the median household here earns $92,007).