Home values, rents and more in Dorchester County, MD
September 2026 figures from Zillow and the U.S. Census Bureau · updated 2026-11-07
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How Dorchester County, MD compares
The typical home in Dorchester County, MD is worth about $269,000, according to the Zillow Home Value Index for September 2026. Home values in Dorchester County, MD are about the same as the typical value in the Cambridge metro area ($269,000) and 27% below the U.S. typical value ($366,000).
Over the past year, home values in Dorchester County, MD rose 0.9%, compared with +0.9% in the Cambridge metro area and +1.2% nationally.
Typical rent is $1,854 a month (Zillow Observed Rent Index), about the same as the Cambridge metro area ($1,854) and 4% below the U.S. ($1,932).
The median household income is $61,839, against $61,839 in the Cambridge metro area and $80,734 in the U.S. (Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–24).
About 33,628 people live in Dorchester County, MD (Census Bureau estimate for July 2025).
Dorchester County, MD has the 4th-lowest typical home value of the 24 counties in Maryland with Zillow figures.
Part of: Cambridge metro area · Maryland
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Nearby counties
Cities in Dorchester County, MD
ZIP codes in Dorchester County, MD
- 21613 · Cambridge $260,000
- 21622 · Church Creek $262,000
- 21631 · East New Market $332,000
- 21634 · Fishing Creek $297,000
- 21643 · Hurlock $274,000
- 21648 · Madison $287,000
- 21659 · Rhodesdale $305,000
- 21664 · Secretary $237,000
- 21669 · Taylors Island $379,000
- 21672 · Toddville $112,000
- 21677 · Church Creek $477,000
- 21869 · Vienna $239,000
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.