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Real estate businesses in Baltimore city, MD
The real estate businesses in Baltimore city, MD, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 31 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #2,034 of 2,229 scored counties
#21 of 24 scored counties in Maryland
- Listings
- 707
- 38 chain locations (5%)
- Official establishments
- 503
- +6.8% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $3.7B
- On rent and homeowner costs · $14,401 a household
- Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)
- 120
- 20% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 27.7
- 28% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 569,997
- −2.3% since 2020
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What this means
For real estate businesses, Baltimore city has a Groundwork market score of 31 (lower middle): #2,034 of 2,229 scored counties and #21 of 24 scored counties in Maryland. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
Households in Baltimore city spend about $3.7B a year on rent and homeowner costs, or $14,401 per household, 14% below the U.S. average. Housing spending per office is 20% above 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.
There are 707 real estate businesses on map listings in Baltimore city as of September 2026. 38 of them (5%) are chain locations, against 6% across the U.S. That is 27.7 per 10,000 households, 28% below the U.S. rate of 38.5.
Official counts show 503 businesses with payroll classed as real estate agents, property managers, mortgage lenders and inspectors in Baltimore city in 2023, up 6.8% from 2019. That is one for every 508 households, against one for every 414 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 5 SBA-backed loans worth $4.7M have gone to businesses classed as real estate agents, property managers, mortgage lenders and inspectors in Baltimore city. Population estimates show Baltimore city declined 2.3% from 2020 to 2025, against +3.1% for the U.S.
How Baltimore city compares
The same measures for Maryland and the whole U.S. Housing spending per listing divides all rent and homeowner costs by the listings counted: a measure of housing demand for each business, not money any of them take in, so it is shown against the U.S. (100) only. Households per establishment divides households by the official count.
| Measure | Baltimore city | Maryland | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 27.7 | 40.4 | 38.5 |
| Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100) | 120 | 100 | 100 |
| Households per official establishment | 508 | 454 | 414 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +6.8% | +9.2% | +15.8% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −2.3% | +1.4% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on rent and homeowner costs | $14,401 | $17,488 | $16,661 |
| Median household income | $62,177 | $103,678 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 31 | 44 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 471 → 503+6.8% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 3,343
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $306.5M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 1,932Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 70738 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 850The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 5
- Amount
- $4.7M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as real estate agents, property managers, mortgage lenders and inspectors in Baltimore city, through June 2026, placed by the borrower’s ZIP code. Official establishments are businesses with payroll; the official counts leave out places with fewer than 3.
Population and households in Baltimore city
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 569,997−2.3% since 2020
- Households
- 255,668
- Median age
- 37.5
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 48%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.1
- Land area
- 81 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 7,082
- Median household income
- $62,177+23.4% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $89,312
- Median home value
- $229,600
- Jobs located here
- 344,611
- Daytime population
- 667,322Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top counties in Maryland
| 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 |
| 21Baltimore city, MD | 31 | 707 | 27.7 | 120 | −2.3% | #2,034 of 2,229 |
Other business types in Baltimore city
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
Groceries and convenience
Auto
Beauty and personal care
Fitness and classes
Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many real estate businesses are in Baltimore city, MD?
As of September 2026, map listings count 707 real estate businesses in Baltimore city. 38 of them (5%) are chain locations. The listings count real estate agents and brokers, property managers, mortgage brokers and lenders, and home inspectors. Official counts show 503 businesses with payroll classed as real estate agents, property managers, mortgage lenders and inspectors in 2023, up 6.8% from 2019. Another 1,932 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.
How much do households in Baltimore city, MD spend on rent and homeowner costs?
About $3.7B a year, or $14,401 per household. That is 14% below the U.S. average (an index of 86, where 100 is the U.S. average). For the 707 real estate businesses on map listings, housing spending per office is 20% above 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 255,668 households in Baltimore city and national spending patterns by income.
How does Baltimore city, MD compare with the U.S. for real estate businesses?
Baltimore city has 27.7 real estate businesses per 10,000 households, 28% below the U.S. rate of 38.5. The index of housing spending per office is 120, where 100 is the U.S. At the U.S. ratio of real estate businesses to household spending, Baltimore city would have about 850, against 707 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 508 households, against one for every 414 across the U.S. The official count rose 6.8% from 2019 to 2023, against +15.8% for the U.S.
How fast is Baltimore city, MD growing?
Population estimates put Baltimore city at 569,997 people in 2025, down 2.3% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 255,668 households. Median household income in Baltimore city is $62,177, 23% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 23.4%, before inflation.
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. Baltimore city scores 31 for real estate businesses (lower middle), #2,034 of 2,229 scored counties.
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