Howard County, MD Property & Market Data

Howard County, Maryland has 209,638 parcels tracked in the Rippleffekt property database, 47% of them mapped to a precise location, a median household income of $149,980, and an unemployment rate of 3.6%.

Howard County at a glance

Rippleffekt tracks 209,638 parcels in Howard County, Maryland. The figures below combine county assessor coverage with federal economic data for the county.

209,638
Parcels tracked
47%
Mapped to location
97,786 parcels
251 sq mi
Land area
835.4 per sq mi
Parcel density
$149,980
Median household income
3.6%
Unemployment rate

Tax lien activity

Public tax-lien records on file for Howard County. Delinquent tax liens can signal distressed or motivated ownership.

2,046
Tax lien records
$23,533,626
Total amount due
$11,502
Average per lien

Maryland commercial real estate lending

Statewide commercial real estate lending context from FFIEC bank call reports as of 2024-12-31. This reflects the broader Maryland lending environment, not Howard County alone.

30
Banks reporting
$36.6B
Real estate loans
$18.7B
Nonresidential CRE loans

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Sources: county assessor records, U.S. Census ACS and SAIPE, FFIEC bank call reports, and public tax-lien records. Updated 2026-07-29.