Area data
Libertytown, MD — ZIP 21762
Population: 139 (Census ACS)
The median home value in ZIP 21762 (Libertytown, MD) is $335,608 — down 0.7% over the past year. FEMA's National Risk Index rates the county's overall natural-hazard risk Relatively Low, with lightning, winterweather, drought the top-rated hazards. Cost of living is 8.0% above the US average (BEA, metro/state-level).
$335,608
Median home value
-0.7%
1-year change
Relatively Low
Hazard risk (county)
Home values & appreciation
- Median home value
- $335,608
- 1-year appreciation
- -0.7%
- 3-year appreciation
- +9.5%
- All-time peak (2025-09)
- $340,149
- House Price Index (state)
- 367.5 (+0.7% YoY)
Sources: home value index (ZIP-level) · FHFA House Price Index (state-level)
Market activity
- 1-year forecast
- +0.1%
Source: recent area sales and market data (ZIP-level)
Rents
- Studio fair-market rent
- $1,300/mo
- 1BR fair-market rent
- $1,370/mo
- 2BR fair-market rent
- $1,590/mo
- 3BR fair-market rent
- $2,010/mo
- 4BR fair-market rent
- $2,310/mo
Sources: market rent index (ZIP-level) · HUD Fair Market Rents (metro/county-level, 40th-percentile regulatory reference)
Affordability
- Cost of living index (Above Average)
- 108.0 (100 = US avg)
- Electricity rate (state-level)
- 19.5¢/kWh
- Natural gas rate (state-level)
- $16.10/MCF
- 30-year mortgage rate (national)
- 6.66%
- 15-year mortgage rate (national)
- 6.00%
Sources: BEA Regional Price Parities (metro/state-level) · EIA energy rates (state-level) · Freddie Mac PMMS (national)
Natural hazards & flood risk
- Overall hazard risk (county)
- Relatively Low
- Top hazards (county)
- lightning, winterWeather, drought, hail, heatWave
- Notable hazard ratings (county)
- coldWave: Relatively Low · drought: Relatively Moderate · earthquake: Relatively Low · hail: Relatively Moderate · heatWave: Relatively Moderate · hurricane: Relatively Low
- Wildfire risk to homes (county)
- Higher than 27% of US counties
- Buildings in wildfire direct-exposure zone
- 58.6%
- Radon potential (county)
- High radon potential — EPA Zone 1 of 3
- EPA Superfund (NPL) sites within 5 mi
- None
- Nearest Superfund site
- Fort Detrick Area B Ground Water (11.2 mi)
Sources: FEMA National Risk Index (county-level) · FEMA flood data (ZIP-level) · USDA Forest Service Wildfire Risk to Communities (county-level) · EPA radon zones + Superfund NPL
Climate (30-year normals)
- Annual precipitation
- 47.9 in
- Annual snowfall
- 32.6 in
- USDA plant hardiness zone
- 7a (extreme annual low 0 to 5°F)
Sources: NOAA Climate Normals (30-year, nearest-station) · USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map (2023)
Air quality
- Air quality rating
- Good
- Median AQI (annual)
- 44
- Days with Good air quality
- 167
- Days with Moderate air quality
- 59
- Highest AQI recorded (year)
- 136
Source: EPA air quality data (nearest monitoring station, annual)
Amenities
- National parks within ~60 mi
- 57
- Nearest national park
- Monocacy National Battlefield (12 mi)
- National parks include
- Monocacy National Battlefield, Catoctin Mountain Park, Eisenhower National Historic Site
- Airports within 30 mi
- 42
- Nearest airport
- Harrison Farm Airport (2 mi)
- Nearest major airport
- Hagerstown Regional Richard A Henson Field (HGR) (30 mi)
- Hospitals nearby (~15 mi)
- 1,090
- Hospitals include
- MIZELL MEMORIAL HOSPITAL, CRENSHAW COMMUNITY HOSPITAL, CRENSHAW COMMUNITY HOSPITAL
- Avg hospital rating (CMS)
- 3.1 / 5
- Best hospital rating nearby (CMS)
- 5.0 / 5
- EV charging stations (within 10 mi)
- 20
- Solar radiation rating
- Fair (4.1 kWh/m²/day)
Sources: National Park Service · FAA airport data · CMS hospital data · DOE/NREL (proximity-based)
Migration
- Net migration (county)
- +1,322 tax filers
Source: IRS county-to-county migration data (county-level, ~12-month lag)
Housing stock
- Housing built before 1970
- 100.0%
- Housing built 2000 or later
- 0.0%
- Households with broadband internet
- 100.0%
Source: Census ACS 5-year estimates (ZIP-level)
Employment & development
- Total county employment
- 88,630
- Average weekly wage
- $1,235
- Top industries (by employment)
- Health Care, Professional Services, Accommodation & Food
- Annual residential building permits (county)
- 1,185
Sources: BLS QCEW (county-level) · Census Building Permits (county-level)
Area data compiled from public government, academic, and industry research feeds. Data sources →
Common questions
- What is the median home value in ZIP 21762?
- $335,608.
- What is typical rent in ZIP 21762?
- 2-bedroom fair-market rent: $1,590/month (HUD FMR — a 40th-percentile regulatory reference, not market-observed).
- What is the natural-hazard risk in ZIP 21762?
- Overall risk: Relatively Low (FEMA NRI, county-level). Top hazards: lightning, winterWeather, drought, hail, heatWave.
- What is the wildfire risk in ZIP 21762?
- Risk to homes is higher than 27% of US counties (USDA Forest Service Wildfire Risk to Communities, county-level).
- What is the radon potential in ZIP 21762?
- High radon potential — EPA Zone 1 of 3, county-level. EPA recommends testing every home regardless of zone.
- Are there Superfund sites near ZIP 21762?
- No current or proposed National Priorities List sites within 5 miles (EPA).
- What is the air quality in ZIP 21762?
- Good. Median AQI: 44. (EPA AQI).
- What is the cost of living in ZIP 21762?
- Regional Price Parity: 108.0 (100 = US average) (Above Average) (BEA RPP, metro/state-level).
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