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Home values, rents and more in Cottage City, MD

September 2026 figures from Zillow and the U.S. Census Bureau · updated 2026-11-07

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Typical home value
$345,000
Metro: $570,000 · U.S.: $366,000
Home values, past year
−1.1%
Metro: +0.2% · U.S.: +1.2%
Population
1,158
ACS 2020–24
Median household income
$80,795
Metro: $126,684 · U.S.: $80,734
ZIP codes around Cottage City, MD, shaded by typical home valueCottage City2078120018207222071020712
  • Under $340k
  • $340k–$370k
  • $370k–$430k
  • $430k–$490k
  • $490k+
  • No data
ZIP codes around Cottage City, MD, shaded by typical home value (Zillow, ZIP codes). Dashed lines are county borders. Cottage City is outlined.

How Cottage City compares

The typical home in Cottage City, MD is worth about $345,000, according to the Zillow Home Value Index for September 2026. Home values in Cottage City are 40% below the typical value in the Washington metro area ($570,000) and 6% below the U.S. typical value ($366,000).

Over the past year, home values in Cottage City fell 1.1%, compared with +0.2% in the Washington metro area and +1.2% nationally.

The median household income is $80,795, against $126,684 in the Washington metro area and $80,734 in the U.S. (Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–24).

About 1,158 people live in Cottage City (American Community Survey 2020–24).

Cottage City has the 15th-lowest typical home value of the 157 cities in the Washington metro area and the 88th-lowest of 278 in Maryland with Zillow figures.

Part of: Prince George's County, MD · Washington metro area · Maryland

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Sources

Home values: Zillow Home Value Index (ZHVI), all homes, middle tier, smoothed and seasonally adjusted, September 2026. Rents: Zillow Observed Rent Index (ZORI), seasonally adjusted. Population: Census population estimates (July 2025) for states, metros and counties; ACS 2020–24 for cities and ZIP codes. Income: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2020–24 5-year estimates. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files. Compiled by Home Economics.

"Typical" is Zillow's middle-tier value (homes between the 35th and 65th percentiles), not a median sale price. Changes are over the 12 months to September 2026.

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