Prince George's County, MD real estate

What the numbers say

Prince George's County, MD real estate at a glance

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

In September 2026, the median home in Prince George's County listed for $450,000, down 4.8% from a year earlier. That is 6% above the Maryland median of $425,000.

Homes spent a median of 48 days on the market, slower than 43 days a year ago. That makes Prince George's County the #12 fastest-selling of 18 Maryland counties we track.

Homeowners in Prince George's County pay a median of $4,771 a year in property taxes on a median home value of $426,000, an effective rate of about 1.12%. The Maryland average is 0.97%, which makes Prince George's County the #22 lowest-tax of 24 counties in the state with published tax data.

Renters pay a median of $1,799 a month, and $1,819 for a two-bedroom. At today's prices a typical home costs about 21 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 $450,000 home here comes to about $3,061 including property tax and insurance. Lenders typically want that to be under 28% of income, which works out to roughly $131,000 a year (the median household here earns $101,798).