Ocean City, MD 21842 Housing Market
- Active listings128currently for sale
- Pending sales11under contract
- Median asking price$425,450current listings
- Listing age100 daysmedian time Resideline has been seeing the current listings
- Closed sales tracked (6 mo)751a tracked sample, not a market total
- Median sold price$445,000last 6 months
- Middle half of sold prices$308k to $625k25th to 75th percentile
What the numbers say
As of October 26, 2026, Resideline is tracking 128 active listings and 11 pending sales in ZIP code 21842. That pending-to-active ratio of 0.09 makes it a typical-pace market: listings are going under contract at about the pace of most ZIP codes Resideline tracks.
The median asking price of current listings is $425,450, while the median of the 751 closed sales Resideline tracked over the last six months was $445,000. Those two figures describe different sets of homes, so any gap between them reflects the mix of what is listed now versus what recently sold, not a negotiating discount. Resideline has been seeing the median active listing in 21842 for 100 days.
Frequently asked questions
What is the median home price in 21842?
The median closed sale price in Ocean City, MD 21842 was $445,000 over the last six months, based on 751 closed sales tracked by Resideline. The middle half of those sales ranged from $307,500 to $625,000.
Is 21842 a buyer's or seller's market?
Resideline is currently tracking 11 pending sales against 128 active listings in 21842, a pending-to-active ratio of 0.09. Resideline tracks a sample of pending sales, so the ratio is most useful as a comparison: across the 3,777 ZIP codes Resideline tracks, the middle half run from 0.05 to 0.11. A higher ratio means listings go under contract faster, which usually favors sellers; a lower one gives buyers more room. By that comparison, 21842 is currently a typical-pace market.
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