MD area data
Chesapeake beach, MD
Chesapeake beach, MD.
Population: 10,722 (Census ACS)
Home values & appreciation
- Median home value
- $463,901
- 1-year appreciation
- +0.1%
- 3-year appreciation
- +5.9%
- 5-year appreciation
- +15.2%
- 10-year appreciation
- +47.0%
- All-time peak (2026-07)
- $463,901
- House Price Index
- 367.5 (+0.7% YoY)
Market activity
- Median sale price
- $514,000
- Median list price
- $507,450
- Median days on market
- 35.5 days
- Sale-to-list ratio
- 100.0%
- Active listings
- 34
- 1-year forecast
- 0.0%
- Days to pending
- 26 days
- New listings (monthly)
- 24
Rents
- Typical rent
- $2,761/mo
- 1BR fair-market rent
- $1,670/mo
- 3BR fair-market rent
- $2,590/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
- 1
- Elementary schools
- 1
- Middle schools
- 0
- High schools
- 0
Natural hazards & flood risk
- Overall hazard risk
- Very Low
- Top hazards
- drought, hurricane, lightning
- FEMA flood zone
- AE
- Flood risk level
- High
Climate (30-year normals)
- Average annual temperature
- 79.0°F
- Average high
- 80.0°F
- Average low
- 78.0°F
- Annual precipitation
- 48.3 in
Air quality
- Air quality rating
- Good
- Median AQI (annual)
- 42
- Days with Good air quality
- 206
Walkability & transit
- Walkability index
- 7.8 / 20
- Transit service frequency
- -99,999
Amenities
- National parks within ~60 mi
- 54
- Nearest national park
- Captain John Smith Chesapeake National Historic Trail (22 mi)
- Nearest airport
- Mellomar Airport (7 mi)
- Nearest major airport
- Joint Base Andrews (ADW) (21 mi)
- Hospitals nearby (~15 mi)
- 339
- Avg hospital rating
- 3.0 / 5
- Solar radiation rating
- Fair (4.2 kWh/m²/day)
Migration
- Net migration
- +34 tax filers
Housing stock
- Median year housing built
- 1,989
- Median annual property tax
- $3,784
- Mean commute to work
- 32 min
- Households with broadband internet
- 78.0%
Employment & development
- Total county employment
- 17,232
- Average weekly wage
- $1,166
- Top industries (by employment)
- Health Care, Accommodation & Food, Construction
- Annual residential building permits (county)
- 98
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