Home Affordability by State

What can you afford in Maryland?

A baseline estimate for a household earning $90,000 a year gross, with typical debts and expenses, a $30,000 down payment, and a 740-759 credit score — using Maryland's own property tax and insurance data rather than a national average. Every assumption is editable in the full calculator below.

Maryland's effective property tax rate is around 0.92% of home value per year — the 22nd highest in the country. Average homeowner's insurance runs near $1,968/year on a $300,000 home — the 22nd lowest.

Comfortable

$252,264

Stretch

$314,361

Risky ceiling

$352,133

A lender would likely approve up to $352,133 on this baseline in Maryland — but this household's own budget, once real expenses are counted, can only sustain $314,361. That $37,772 gap is exactly the kind of overreach this calculator exists to flag before it becomes a monthly deficit.

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