Home values, rents and more in ZIP code 21921 (Elkton, MD)
September 2026 figures from Zillow and the U.S. Census Bureau · updated 2026-11-07
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How 21921 compares
The typical home in ZIP code 21921 (Elkton, MD) is worth about $373,000, according to the Zillow Home Value Index for September 2026. Home values in 21921 are 3% below the typical value in the Philadelphia metro area ($386,000) and about the same as the U.S. typical value ($366,000).
Over the past year, home values in 21921 rose 1.7%, compared with +2.5% in the Philadelphia metro area and +1.2% nationally.
Typical rent is $1,904 a month (Zillow Observed Rent Index), about the same as the Philadelphia metro area ($1,903) and about the same as the U.S. ($1,932). Rents fell 1.0% over the past year.
The median household income is $85,775, against $91,289 in the Philadelphia metro area and $80,734 in the U.S. (Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–24).
About 45,527 people live in 21921 (American Community Survey 2020–24).
21921 has the 138th-lowest typical home value of the 332 ZIP codes in the Philadelphia metro area and the 139th-lowest of 423 in Maryland with Zillow figures.
Part of: Elkton, MD · Cecil County, MD · Philadelphia 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.