Market rankings · Maryland
Real estate businesses in Maryland
Every metro area, small-town market and county in Maryland, ranked by the Groundwork market score for real estate businesses, with competitor counts and household spending for each.
- Listings
- 9,548
- 533 chain locations (6%)
- Official establishments
- 5,202
- +9.2% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $41.3B
- On rent and homeowner costs
- Listings per 10k households
- 40.4
- 5% above the U.S.
- Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)
- 100
- In line with the U.S.
- Rank among states
- #30 of 51
- Market score 44 · Lower middle
A site report maps the real estate businesses on map listings around any address in Maryland by name and distance, and the spending within reach.
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What this means
There are 9,548 real estate businesses on map listings in Maryland as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 6% of them, against 6% across the U.S. That comes to 40.4 for every 10,000 households, 5% above the U.S. rate of 38.5.
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 businesses take in.
Official counts show 5,202 businesses with payroll classed as real estate agents, property managers, mortgage lenders and inspectors in Maryland in 2023, up 9.2% from 2019. That is one for every 454 households, against one for every 414 across the U.S. Across the U.S., the count rose 15.8% over the same years. Since fiscal 2022, 60 SBA-backed loans worth $19.3M have gone to businesses classed as real estate agents, property managers, mortgage lenders and inspectors in Maryland.
Among the 50 states and DC, Maryland ranks #30 for real estate businesses, with a Groundwork market score of 44 (lower middle). Of the 6 scored metro areas in or partly in Maryland, the Hagerstown-Martinsburg metro area scores highest (69). Of the 4 scored small-town markets in or partly in Maryland, the Cumberland area scores highest (61).
Every market in Maryland for real estate businesses
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 | 69 | 328 | 27.8 | 127 | +7.1% | #42 of 387 |
| Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD | 63 | 8,311 | 33.7 | 131 | +1.4% | #69 of 387 |
| 2Lexington Park, MD | 55 | 293 | 38.6 | 112 | +2.1% | #137 of 387 |
| Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV | 47 | 10,984 | 46.3 | 95 | +3.3% | #217 of 387 |
| 3Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD | 41 | 4,523 | 40.4 | 98 | +0.4% | #268 of 387 |
| 4Salisbury, MD | 37 | 187 | 38.3 | 90 | +2.9% | #315 of 387 |
Small-town markets
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100) | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Cumberland, MD-WV | 61 | 59 | 15.3 | 207 | −1.3% | #121 of 536 |
| 2Cambridge, MD | 54 | 28 | 20.7 | 158 | +3.4% | #215 of 536 |
| 3Ocean Pines, MD | 33 | 264 | 109.4 | 34 | +3.7% | #485 of 536 |
| 4Easton, MD | 32 | 120 | 73.0 | 51 | +2.0% | #495 of 536 |
Counties
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100) | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Caroline County, MD | 66 | 16 | 12.8 | 262 | +2.5% | #333 of 2,229 |
| 2Somerset County, MD | 64 | 10 | 12.0 | 263 | +1.7% | #398 of 2,229 |
| 3Cecil County, MD | 56 | 105 | 25.9 | 145 | +3.2% | #783 of 2,229 |
| 4Allegany County, MD | 55 | 46 | 16.8 | 186 | −1.6% | #818 of 2,229 |
| 5Charles County, MD | 55 | 250 | 41.1 | 104 | +5.9% | #842 of 2,229 |
| 6St. Mary’s County, MD | 53 | 130 | 30.6 | 138 | +2.4% | #936 of 2,229 |
| 7Prince George’s County, MD | 53 | 1,006 | 28.9 | 137 | +0.5% | #937 of 2,229 |
| 8Dorchester County, MD | 52 | 28 | 20.7 | 158 | +3.4% | #983 of 2,229 |
| 9Carroll County, MD | 50 | 196 | 30.5 | 139 | +2.2% | #1,082 of 2,229 |
| 10Frederick County, MD | 50 | 467 | 44.6 | 97 | +11.0% | #1,108 of 2,229 |
| 11Washington County, MD | 49 | 163 | 27.2 | 130 | +2.0% | #1,141 of 2,229 |
| 12Queen Anne’s County, MD | 45 | 89 | 44.7 | 93 | +8.8% | #1,363 of 2,229 |
| 13Harford County, MD | 44 | 360 | 35.4 | 116 | +2.0% | #1,412 of 2,229 |
| 14Kent County, MD | 42 | 42 | 49.5 | 72 | +2.3% | #1,546 of 2,229 |
| 15Calvert County, MD | 40 | 163 | 48.7 | 91 | +1.7% | #1,635 of 2,229 |
| 16Anne Arundel County, MD | 38 | 1,140 | 50.7 | 86 | +1.7% | #1,746 of 2,229 |
| 17Montgomery County, MD | 35 | 1,980 | 50.9 | 88 | +1.3% | #1,878 of 2,229 |
| 18Howard County, MD | 35 | 752 | 62.1 | 76 | +1.9% | #1,889 of 2,229 |
| 19Baltimore County, MD | 33 | 1,279 | 38.4 | 100 | −0.7% | #1,976 of 2,229 |
| 20Wicomico County, MD | 33 | 177 | 43.7 | 80 | +3.2% | #1,984 of 2,229 |
| 21Baltimore city, MD | 31 | 707 | 27.7 | 120 | −2.3% | #2,034 of 2,229 |
| 22Talbot County, MD | 29 | 120 | 73.0 | 51 | +2.0% | #2,108 of 2,229 |
| 23Worcester County, MD | 29 | 264 | 109.4 | 34 | +3.7% | #2,111 of 2,229 |
| 24Garrett County, MD | 25 | 58 | 46.1 | 74 | −1.5% | #2,179 of 2,229 |
Questions
How many real estate businesses are in Maryland?
As of September 2026, map listings count 9,548 real estate businesses in Maryland. 533 of them (6%) are chain locations. The listings count real estate agents and brokers, property managers, mortgage brokers and lenders, and home inspectors. Official counts show 5,202 businesses with payroll classed as real estate agents, property managers, mortgage lenders and inspectors in 2023, up 9.2% from 2019. Another 31,594 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.
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 9,548 real estate businesses 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 businesses 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 businesses?
Maryland has 40.4 real estate businesses per 10,000 households, 5% above the U.S. rate of 38.5. The index of housing spending per office is 100, where 100 is the U.S. At the U.S. ratio of real estate businesses to household spending, Maryland would have about 9,539, against 9,548 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 454 households, against one for every 414 across the U.S. The official count rose 9.2% from 2019 to 2023, against +15.8% for the U.S.
Which market in Maryland has the highest market score for real estate businesses?
Among 6 scored metro areas in or partly in Maryland, the Hagerstown-Martinsburg metro area scores highest, at 69 (upper middle). Among 4 scored small-town markets in or partly in Maryland, the Cumberland area scores highest, at 61 (upper middle). Among 24 scored counties in Maryland, Caroline County scores highest, at 66 (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 44 for real estate businesses (lower middle), #30 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 businesses 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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Related business types in Maryland
- Real estate agents and brokers7,521 listings
- Property management805 listings
- Mortgage brokers and lenders1,078 listings
- Home inspectors144 listings
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