Market rankings · Maryland
Real estate agents and brokers in Maryland
Every metro area, small-town market and county in Maryland, ranked by the Groundwork market score for real estate agents and brokers, with competitor counts and household spending for each.
- Listings
- 7,521
- 287 chain locations (4%)
- Official establishments
- 2,264
- +5.2% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $41.3B
- On rent and homeowner costs
- Listings per 10k households
- 31.8
- 4% above the U.S.
- Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)
- 101
- In line with the U.S.
- Rank among states
- #28 of 51
- Market score 48 · Lower middle
A site report maps the real estate agents and brokers on map listings around any address in Maryland by name and distance, and the spending within reach.
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What this means
Maryland has 7,521 real estate agents and brokers on map listings as of September 2026. 287 of them (4%) are chain locations, against 4% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 31.8, 4% above the U.S. rate of 30.6.
At $17,488 per household (5% above the U.S. average), households in Maryland spend about $41.3B a year on rent and homeowner costs. Housing spending per office is in line with the U.S. figure. The spending figure is all rent and homeowner costs, a measure of housing demand, not money real estate agents and brokers take in.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as offices of real estate agents and brokers in Maryland was 2,264 in 2023, up 5.2% from 2019. That is one for every 1,044 households, against one for every 788 across the U.S. Across the U.S., the count rose 20.1% over the same years. Since fiscal 2022, 14 SBA-backed loans worth $3.8M have gone to businesses classed as offices of real estate agents and brokers in Maryland.
Among the 50 states and DC, Maryland ranks #28 for real estate agents and brokers, with a Groundwork market score of 48 (lower middle). Of the 6 scored metro areas in or partly in Maryland, the Hagerstown-Martinsburg metro area scores highest (70). Of the 4 scored small-town markets in or partly in Maryland, the Cambridge area scores highest (65).
Every market in Maryland for real estate agents and brokers
Download the ranking (CSV)Numbered by Groundwork market score among the markets based in Maryland, highest first; the U.S. rank compares each market with every other of its kind. A metro area that crosses a state line is listed in each state it reaches, and numbered only in the state its page is under. How the score works.
Metro areas
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100) | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV | 70 | 260 | 22.0 | 127 | +7.1% | #42 of 387 |
| Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD | 64 | 6,664 | 27.0 | 129 | +1.4% | #70 of 387 |
| 2Lexington Park, MD | 53 | 235 | 31.0 | 111 | +2.1% | #155 of 387 |
| Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV | 47 | 8,995 | 37.9 | 92 | +3.3% | #214 of 387 |
| 3Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD | 44 | 3,482 | 31.1 | 101 | +0.4% | #245 of 387 |
| 4Salisbury, MD | 38 | 145 | 29.7 | 92 | +2.9% | #303 of 387 |
Small-town markets
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100) | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Cambridge, MD | 65 | 22 | 16.2 | 160 | +3.4% | #87 of 533 |
| 2Cumberland, MD-WV | 61 | 43 | 11.2 | 225 | −1.3% | #117 of 533 |
| 3Ocean Pines, MD | 33 | 211 | 87.4 | 34 | +3.7% | #485 of 533 |
| 4Easton, MD | 32 | 103 | 62.7 | 48 | +2.0% | #493 of 533 |
Counties
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100) | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Caroline County, MD | 72 | 13 | 10.4 | 256 | +2.5% | #153 of 2,176 |
| 2Cecil County, MD | 64 | 84 | 20.7 | 144 | +3.2% | #399 of 2,176 |
| 3Dorchester County, MD | 63 | 22 | 16.2 | 160 | +3.4% | #437 of 2,176 |
| 4Allegany County, MD | 61 | 31 | 11.3 | 219 | −1.6% | #509 of 2,176 |
| 5Prince George’s County, MD | 59 | 850 | 24.4 | 129 | +0.5% | #619 of 2,176 |
| 6Somerset County, MD | 57 | 9 | 10.8 | 232 | +1.7% | #674 of 2,176 |
| 7Charles County, MD | 57 | 205 | 33.7 | 101 | +5.9% | #712 of 2,176 |
| 8Washington County, MD | 56 | 127 | 21.2 | 132 | +2.0% | #759 of 2,176 |
| 9St. Mary’s County, MD | 54 | 110 | 25.9 | 130 | +2.4% | #842 of 2,176 |
| 10Carroll County, MD | 53 | 150 | 23.3 | 144 | +2.2% | #893 of 2,176 |
| 11Frederick County, MD | 52 | 358 | 34.2 | 100 | +11.0% | #966 of 2,176 |
| 12Queen Anne’s County, MD | 49 | 71 | 35.7 | 93 | +8.8% | #1,124 of 2,176 |
| 13Kent County, MD | 48 | 38 | 44.7 | 63 | +2.3% | #1,186 of 2,176 |
| 14Harford County, MD | 47 | 291 | 28.6 | 114 | +2.0% | #1,233 of 2,176 |
| 15Baltimore city, MD | 42 | 530 | 20.7 | 127 | −2.3% | #1,469 of 2,176 |
| 16Calvert County, MD | 42 | 125 | 37.4 | 95 | +1.7% | #1,484 of 2,176 |
| 17Anne Arundel County, MD | 40 | 897 | 39.9 | 87 | +1.7% | #1,606 of 2,176 |
| 18Baltimore County, MD | 38 | 953 | 28.6 | 107 | −0.7% | #1,688 of 2,176 |
| 19Montgomery County, MD | 38 | 1,573 | 40.4 | 88 | +1.3% | #1,699 of 2,176 |
| 20Howard County, MD | 38 | 590 | 48.7 | 76 | +1.9% | #1,709 of 2,176 |
| 21Wicomico County, MD | 36 | 136 | 33.6 | 83 | +3.2% | #1,818 of 2,176 |
| 22Garrett County, MD | 32 | 44 | 35.0 | 77 | −1.5% | #1,975 of 2,176 |
| 23Worcester County, MD | 30 | 211 | 87.4 | 34 | +3.7% | #2,039 of 2,176 |
| 24Talbot County, MD | 29 | 103 | 62.7 | 48 | +2.0% | #2,067 of 2,176 |
Questions
How many real estate agents and brokers are in Maryland?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 7,521 real estate agents and brokers in Maryland. 287 of them (4%) are chain locations. The listings count real estate agents and brokerages, commercial brokers included. Official counts show 2,264 businesses with payroll classed as offices of real estate agents and brokers in 2023, up 5.2% from 2019.
How much do households in Maryland spend on rent and homeowner costs?
About $41.3B a year, or $17,488 per household. That is 5% above the U.S. average (an index of 105, where 100 is the U.S. average). For the 7,521 real estate agents and brokers on map listings, housing spending per office is in line with the U.S. figure. That figure is all rent and homeowner costs, used as a measure of housing demand; it is not money real estate agents and brokers take in. It is estimated from the incomes of the 2,362,928 households in Maryland and national spending patterns by income.
How does Maryland compare with the U.S. for real estate agents and brokers?
Maryland has 31.8 real estate agents and brokers per 10,000 households, 4% above the U.S. rate of 30.6. The index of housing spending per office is 101, where 100 is the U.S. At the U.S. ratio of real estate agents and brokers to household spending, Maryland would have about 7,579, against 7,521 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,044 households, against one for every 788 across the U.S. The official count rose 5.2% from 2019 to 2023, against +20.1% for the U.S.
Which market in Maryland has the highest market score for real estate agents and brokers?
Among 6 scored metro areas in or partly in Maryland, the Hagerstown-Martinsburg metro area scores highest, at 70 (upper middle). Among 4 scored small-town markets in or partly in Maryland, the Cambridge area scores highest, at 65 (upper middle). Among 24 scored counties in Maryland, Caroline County scores highest, at 72 (upper middle). Scores compare each market with others of its kind across the U.S.
What is the Groundwork market score?
The Groundwork market score runs from 0 to 100 and compares a market with others of its kind for one business type: states with states, metro areas with metro areas, small-town markets and counties with their own. It weighs household spending per competitor (35%), households per business with payroll (25%), population growth (20%) and spending power (20%), each ranked against those peers. A higher score means that, taken together, the market has more household spending and more households for each business already there, faster population growth and more spending per household than similar markets. It describes a market, not any one site or deal. Maryland scores 48 for real estate agents and brokers (lower middle), #28 of the 50 states and DC.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
Run a Groundwork site report on an address in Maryland. It maps the real estate agents and brokers on map listings near the site and sizes the households and spending within the distance you choose. New accounts get 10 actions over 3 days, no card.
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