The median home in Chester, Maryland is valued at $519,709, up 0.4% year over year. Chester 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$519,709

+0.4%

Prices rising — worse for buyers.

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Down Payment

$103,942 on $519,709

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Out of reach51.5% of income

Need $137,829/yr to afford.

PITI$3,216

P/I51.5%

Afford$283K

Gap-$237K

P&I $2,628Tax $455Ins $133

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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