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Baltimore MD

Current market read
Balanced market
ConditionBalanced
RentersLandlords
Balanced on the yearly data, with the recent monthly signals easing.
From public data. The situation now, not a forecast.
Renter Google Search InterestGOOGLE · MONTHLY
Rank
24of 43 metros
Up 1 place this month
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Momentum · which way it's movingRENT + JOBS · UPDATED MONTHLY
Cooling
Easing lately, job growth has cooled, as of Jun 2026.
Job growthBLS · MONTHLY
-0.4%
▼ Cooling, past 12 months
JUL ’25JUN ’26
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VacancyCENSUS · 2024
4.5%BALANCED
Share of rentals sitting empty
Asking rentZILLOW ZORI · MONTHLY
+1.3%
▲ Year over year
Older annual rent growth, Census
BALTIMORE
+4.9%
US AVG
+4.7%
Median rentCENSUS · 2024
$1,633/mo
Typical rent, 2024 yearly count
20162024
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In the news · BaltimoreNEWS · DAILY
No recent articles for this market.
Demand vs supplyCENSUS + BLS
Weak demand
DEMAND
SUPPLY
DEMAND
Jobs-0.4%
Migration-2.95/1k
SUPPLY
Permits-10.6%
Vacancy4.5%
Rent vs buyFREDDIE MAC · WEEKLY
+$1,238/mo
Cheaper to rent than buying
$1,633
RENT
$2,871
OWN
Net migrationCENSUS · 2024
−2.95/1k
▼ Net outflow of residents
OUTFLOWINFLOW
Census · BLS · FRED · Zillow · news
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