Maryland · Census place 07200
Betterton town, MD
Quick answer
Betterton town has 358 residents, ranking #405 of 536 places in Maryland. Median household income is $74,375, the median home is worth $219,000 and median gross rent runs $1,063 a month.
- Population
- 358Betterton town residents
- Median household income
- $74,375Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $219,000Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $1,063Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 46 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 75.9%Owner-occupied households
What the numbers mean in Betterton town
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the Betterton town median would spend about 17.2% of gross income on the median rent. The 30% mark is the federal threshold for cost burden, so anything above it signals a stretched rental market. The median home costs 2.9× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 13.6% of residents and 75.9% of households own their home.
Source: US Census Bureau, ACS 2019-2023 5-year estimates · rates as published for 2019-2023 ACS 5-year
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