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August 27, 2026· Updated September 6, 2026
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Elkton, MD Housing Market 2026: Median Home Price, Last 12 Months

What homes actually sell for in Elkton: a median closing price of $305,000 across 211 closings Resideline tracked over the last 12 months, plus the full price spread.

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Elkton, MD Housing Market 2026: Median Home Price, Last 12 Months

If you invest in or around Elkton, the number that matters is what homes actually close for, not what sellers are asking. Here is what Elkton sale prices look like right now, built from the closings Resideline tracked over the last 12 months, as of September 2026.

The snapshot

  • Closings tracked, last 12 months: 211
  • Median sold price, last 12 months: $305,000
  • Median sold $/sqft, last 12 months: $171
  • Middle half of sales closed between: $235,000 and $373,000

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What the numbers say

Resideline tracked 211 closed sales in Elkton over the last 12 months, with a median closing price of $305,000. That median is the midpoint of what buyers actually paid, not what sellers hoped to get, which is why it moves differently from the asking prices you see on listing sites. The middle half of those sales closed between $235,000 and $373,000. That spread matters more than the headline median: where a specific property sits inside it decides whether the citywide number helps you or misleads you. These are the closings Resideline tracks and may differ from complete county or municipal records. Across the 211 closings with usable living area, the middle half sold between $135 and $202 per square foot.

Figures last updated September 6, 2026 from closings Resideline tracked.

Median home price in Elkton, MD (September 2026)

The median home price in Elkton is $305,000, measured across the 211 closed sales Resideline tracked over the last 12 months. The middle half of those sales closed between $235,000 and $373,000.

Where Elkton sale prices land

What homes actually sell for in Elkton
Closed sale prices over the last 12 months. Middle half of sales: $235k to $373k
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$139k to $206k: 31 sales$139k$206k to $273k: 44 sales$273k to $341k: 55 sales55sales$273k$341k to $408k: 35 sales$408k to $475k: 25 sales$408kMedian $305k

Medians hide the shape of a market. The distribution above covers the closed sales Resideline tracked in Elkton over the last 12 months that carry a usable sale date, trimmed to the 5th through 95th percentile, with the middle half of sales closing between $235,000 and $373,000. Among the 40 Maryland markets with a published band, Elkton's middle-half spread ($235,000 to $373,000) ranks 13th from the narrowest. Where your target property sits inside that spread matters more than the citywide median. Measured as the ratio of the upper to the lower quartile, its middle-half spread ranks in the 37th percentile of the 2,187 US markets in Resideline's national Market Watch set, on data as of September 4, 2026.

Median sold price per square foot
Elkton monthly medians for the complete months inside the last 12 months, Oct 2025 to Aug 2026, among qualifying closings with usable living area. 11 months plotted.
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Oct 2025: $167 per square foot across 18 sales$167OctNov 2025: $161 per square foot across 10 sales$161Dec 2025: $171 per square foot across 21 sales$171DecJan 2026: $154 per square foot across 11 sales$154Feb 2026: $164 per square foot across 16 sales$164FebMar 2026: $181 per square foot across 18 sales$181Apr 2026: $164 per square foot across 17 sales$164AprMay 2026: $178 per square foot across 19 sales$178Jun 2026: $157 per square foot across 21 sales$157JunJul 2026: $182 per square foot across 17 sales$182Aug 2026: $180 per square foot across 18 sales$180Aug

How long a sale takes here

  • Listed to under contract: a median of 12 days, across 130 Elkton closings Resideline tracked in the last 12 months
  • Contract to closing: a median of 31 days, across 117 Elkton closings Resideline tracked in the last 12 months
Both are measured from the closings themselves, not from listing inventory. Each sale is timed using its own listing and contract dates. That is why these counts are smaller than the 211 closings above: a sale is counted here only when we hold both of its dates.

The Elkton angle

Across 211 closings tracked in Elkton over the last 12 months, the median closed sale price was $305,000, with the middle half of sales between $235,000 and $373,000. The width of that band is close to typical for the markets we track: the median is informative, and ordinary variation on either side of it is still substantial.

From market read to offer price

A market read is the backdrop. The decision still comes down to one property and one number: what it is actually worth and what you should pay. Every Resideline report opens with this same market snapshot for the subject's exact ZIP code, then gives you the property's value, the sold comps behind it, and a market rent estimate. Pricing a specific deal? The free ARV calculator and rental property calculator run the numbers in about a minute.

And we show our work. Every estimate is frozen while the home is for sale and graded against the real closing price after it sells. See the live accuracy dashboard for the receipts, or read how the Area Market Snapshot works.

Run any Elkton address through Resideline and you will see the local market and the property's value together, in one report.

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Source: Resideline Market Watch
Market: Elkton, MD
Geography: incorporated municipality, Census place 2425800
Data updated: September 2026
Analysis period: last 12 months
Tracked closings: 211
Median sold price: $305,000
Median sold $/sqft: $171 (211 qualifying)
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The local market statistics in this report are calculated from closed sales tracked by Resideline. Transaction coverage may differ from complete county or municipal records.

Every local market figure on this page is computed from closed sales Resideline tracked in Elkton over the last 12 months, and is refreshed when the data is. The closings we track within the Elkton city limits are not limited to listing-service sales: they also include foreclosure deeds, estate and family transfers, and other off-market sales that portal medians exclude, which is why 23% of the 211 closings in this window never appeared on a listing service, and the median of MLS-listed sales alone was $325,000.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the median home price in Elkton?

The median sold price in Elkton over the last 12 months is $305,000, measured across 211 closings Resideline tracked.

How many homes sold in Elkton last month?

Resideline tracked 18 closed sales in Elkton in August 2026, out of 211 closings tracked over the last 12 months. These are tracked samples of market activity, not official county totals.

What is the typical sale price range in Elkton?

The middle half of Elkton sales over the last 12 months closed between $235,000 and $373,000, with a median of $305,000.

What is the typical price per square foot in Elkton?

Among qualifying Elkton closings Resideline tracked over the last 12 months, the median sold price per square foot was $171, measured across 211 sales with usable living area. Median is used rather than average because outliers distort the mean.

Is Elkton's median a fair benchmark for a typical home there?

It is a reasonable benchmark, with the usual caveat that a median describes the market's midpoint rather than any specific house. Anchor on comps, and use the median to judge whether your final number sits in believable territory.

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