MD area data
Big spring, MD
Big spring, MD.
Population: 6,721 (Census ACS)
Home values & appreciation
- Median home value
- $372,692
- 1-year appreciation
- +3.0%
- 3-year appreciation
- +11.7%
- 5-year appreciation
- +21.6%
- 10-year appreciation
- +67.0%
- All-time peak (2026-04)
- $372,782
- House Price Index
- 367.5 (+0.7% YoY)
Market activity
- Median sale price
- $529,500
- Median list price
- $409,950
- Median days on market
- 41 days
- Sale-to-list ratio
- 100.8%
- Active listings
- 11
- 1-year forecast
- +2.0%
- New listings (monthly)
- 6
Rents
- 2-bedroom fair-market rent (HUD reference)
- $1,704/mo
- 3BR fair-market rent
- $2,216/mo
Affordability
- Cost of living index (Above Average)
- 108.0 (100 = US avg)
- Electricity rate (state-level)
- 19.5¢/kWh
- Natural gas rate (state-level)
- $16.10/MCF
- 30-year mortgage rate (national)
- 6.66%
- 15-year mortgage rate (national)
- 6.00%
Schools
- Total schools
- 3
- Elementary schools
- 1
- Middle schools
- 1
- High schools
- 1
Natural hazards & flood risk
- Overall hazard risk
- Relatively Low
- Top hazards
- drought, heatWave, hurricane, inlandFlooding, lightning
- FEMA flood zone
- A
- Flood risk level
- High
Climate (30-year normals)
- Annual precipitation
- 43.9 in
Air quality
- Air quality rating
- Good
- Median AQI (annual)
- 42
- Days with Good air quality
- 267
- Days with Unhealthy air quality
- 2
Walkability & transit
- Walkability index
- 6.5 / 20
- Transit service frequency
- -99,999
Amenities
- National parks within ~60 mi
- 12
- Nearest national park
- Antietam National Battlefield (17 mi)
- Nearest airport
- Green Landings Airport (7 mi)
- Nearest major airport
- Hagerstown Regional Richard A Henson Field (HGR) (11 mi)
- Hospitals nearby (~15 mi)
- 4
- Avg hospital rating
- 3.0 / 5
- Solar radiation rating
- Fair (4.0 kWh/m²/day)
Migration
- Net migration
- +509 tax filers
Housing stock
- Median year housing built
- 1,979
- Median annual property tax
- $2,355
- Mean commute to work
- 32 min
- Households with broadband internet
- 71.1%
Employment & development
- Total county employment
- 54,247
- Average weekly wage
- $1,028
- Top industries (by employment)
- Health Care, Accommodation & Food, Administrative Services
- Annual residential building permits (county)
- 209
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