The median home in Bel Air, Maryland is valued at $448,788, up 1.3% year over year. Typical monthly rent is $1,988, producing a price-to-rent ratio of 18.8x — near the national average of 18x. Bel Air is part of the Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD metropolitan area, which CrashWatch tracks daily with real-time stress scores and crash risk analysis.

Home Value$448,788

+1.3%

Rent$1,988/mo

Prices rising — worse for buyers.

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$89,758 on $448,788

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Out of reach44.7% of income

Need $119,786/yr to afford.

PITI$2,795

P/I44.7%

Afford$281K

Gap-$168K

P&I $2,269Tax $393Ins $133

Renting $807/mo cheaper ($1,988 rent)6.50% 30yr, 20% down, county tax + MD ins. 28% per HUD.

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Gibson Island$2.94M Chevy Chase View$1.43M Potomac$1.35M Glen Echo$1.29M Cabin John$1.25M Chevy Chase$1.2M Bethesda$1.11M Dayton$1.06M

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