Maryland · Census place 63825
Preston town, MD
Quick answer
Preston town has 794 residents, ranking #350 of 536 places in Maryland. Median household income is $69,375, the median home is worth $248,100 and median gross rent runs $1,406 a month.
- Population
- 794Preston town residents
- Median household income
- $69,375Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $248,100Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $1,406Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 41.9 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 71.3%Owner-occupied households
What the numbers mean in Preston town
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the Preston town median would spend about 24.3% 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 3.6× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 4.2% of residents and 71.3% 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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