The median home in Essex, Maryland is valued at $284,284, up 0.7% year over year. Typical monthly rent is $1,916, producing a price-to-rent ratio of 12.4x — below the national average of 18x. Essex 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$284,284

+0.7%

Rent$1,916/mo

Prices rising — worse for buyers.

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Down Payment

$56,857 on $284,284

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Stretch29.1% of income

Above 28% but manageable with cuts.

PITI$1,820

P/I29.1%

Afford$273K

Gap-$11K

P&I $1,437Tax $249Ins $133

Buying $96/mo cheaper ($1,916 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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