Maryland · Census place 20050
Cottage City town, MD
Quick answer
Cottage City town has 1,162 residents, ranking #320 of 536 places in Maryland. Median household income is $78,456, the median home is worth $331,900 and median gross rent runs $1,141 a month.
- Population
- 1,162Cottage City town residents
- Median household income
- $78,456Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $331,900Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $1,141Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 48.3 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 72.3%Owner-occupied households
What the numbers mean in Cottage City town
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the Cottage City town median would spend about 17.5% 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 4.2× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 10.8% of residents and 72.3% 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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