Wicomico County, MD real estate

What the numbers say

Wicomico County, MD real estate at a glance

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

In September 2026, the median home in Wicomico County listed for $302,400, down 2.0% from a year earlier. That is 29% below the Maryland median of $425,000.

Homes spent a median of 64 days on the market, slower than 55 days a year ago. That makes Wicomico County the #17 fastest-selling of 18 Maryland counties we track.

Homeowners in Wicomico County pay a median of $2,171 a year in property taxes on a median home value of $254,700, an effective rate of about 0.85%. The Maryland average is 0.97%, which makes Wicomico County the #9 lowest-tax of 24 counties in the state with published tax data.

Renters pay a median of $1,327 a month, and $1,299 for a two-bedroom. At today's prices a typical home costs about 19 times a year's rent.

With 20% down and today's 7.24% average 30-year rate, the monthly payment on a $302,000 home here comes to about $1,989 including property tax and insurance. Lenders typically want that to be under 28% of income, which works out to roughly $85,000 a year (the median household here earns $76,210).