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Home values, rents and more in Gaithersburg, MD

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

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Typical home value
$513,000
Metro: $570,000 · U.S.: $366,000
Home values, past year
−1.3%
Metro: +0.2% · U.S.: +1.2%
Typical rent
$2,196/mo
Metro: $2,407 · U.S.: $1,932
Rents, past year
+0.9%
Metro: +1.6% · U.S.: +2.9%
Population
69,825
ACS 2020–24
Median household income
$112,467
Metro: $126,684 · U.S.: $80,734
ZIP codes around Gaithersburg, MD, shaded by typical home valueGaithersburg208782085020879208772088620880
  • Under $420k
  • $420k–$470k
  • $470k–$580k
  • $580k–$670k
  • $670k+
  • No data
ZIP codes around Gaithersburg, MD, shaded by typical home value (Zillow, ZIP codes). Dashed lines are county borders. Gaithersburg is outlined.

How Gaithersburg compares

The typical home in Gaithersburg, MD is worth about $513,000, according to the Zillow Home Value Index for September 2026. Home values in Gaithersburg are 10% below the typical value in the Washington metro area ($570,000) and 40% above the U.S. typical value ($366,000).

Over the past year, home values in Gaithersburg fell 1.3%, compared with +0.2% in the Washington metro area and +1.2% nationally.

Typical rent is $2,196 a month (Zillow Observed Rent Index), 9% below the Washington metro area ($2,407) and 14% above the U.S. ($1,932). Rents rose 0.9% over the past year.

The median household income is $112,467, against $126,684 in the Washington metro area and $80,734 in the U.S. (Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–24).

About 69,825 people live in Gaithersburg (American Community Survey 2020–24).

Gaithersburg has the 71st-lowest typical home value of the 157 cities in the Washington metro area and the 70th-highest of 278 in Maryland with Zillow figures.

Part of: Montgomery 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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