Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD investor activity — metro area market report

In the 12 months ending 2026-06-03, the Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD metropolitan area recorded 4,730 investor purchases of single-family homes out of 31,518 sales (15% of sales) across 816,115 single-family homes in 7 county-equivalents — 0.6 investor purchases per 100 homes, up 11% year over year (4,256 prior). Ranked #158 of 591 qualifying US markets. Counts are aggregates of public property records, compiled 2026-07-05. The hottest county is Baltimore City at 1.3 per 100 homes. HottestZip, powered by GoForClose.

Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MDmetro area · Maryland

🔥 #158 of 591 ranked US markets

Public-record counts · 12 months ending 2026-06-03 · compiled 2026-07-05

Investor purchases (12 mo)

4,730

purchases by LLCs & corporations

Per 100 homes

0.6

median ranked market: 0.4

Change vs prior 12 mo

+11%

4,256 → 4,730 investor purchases

Share of sales to investors

15%

4,730 of 31,518 recorded sales

Turnover

3.9%

share of all homes that sold

Single-family homes

816,115

Where inside Baltimore-Columbia-Towson? County by county

Same counting rules at every level. Open a county to see its hottest ZIPs — that's the level you'd actually market at.

Baltimore City2,518 investor purchases · 1.3 per 100 homes · 31% of sales · 188,465 homes10 ranked ZIPs ↓

#	ZIP	County	Investor purchaseslast 12 mo	Per 100 homesinvestor purchases	Share of salesbought by investors	Turnoverof all homes
1	21205	Baltimore City	130	2.9	56%	5.2%
2	21201	Baltimore City	33	2.3	39%	5.9%
3	21217	Baltimore City	257	2.3	49%	4.7%
4	21213	Baltimore City	281	2.2	50%	4.3%
5	21223	Baltimore City	236	2.1	50%	4.3%
6	21202	Baltimore City	48	2.0	43%	4.7%
8	21216	Baltimore City	195	1.9	43%	4.3%
10	21215	Baltimore City	237	1.4	39%	3.7%
11	21218	Baltimore City	201	1.4	34%	4.2%
14	21229	Baltimore City	162	1.1	32%	3.6%

Baltimore County1,199 investor purchases · 0.5 per 100 homes · 14% of sales · 223,727 homes10 ranked ZIPs ↓

#	ZIP	County	Investor purchaseslast 12 mo	Per 100 homesinvestor purchases	Share of salesbought by investors	Turnoverof all homes
7	21244	Baltimore County	149	1.9	32%	5.9%
15	21222	Baltimore County	206	1.1	27%	4.2%
31	21227	Baltimore County	69	0.7	18%	4.1%
32	21286	Baltimore County	43	0.7	15%	4.5%
34	21207	Baltimore County	88	0.7	20%	3.4%
39	21220	Baltimore County	72	0.6	14%	4.2%
43	21208	Baltimore County	46	0.6	15%	3.7%
45	21221	Baltimore County	65	0.6	15%	3.6%
48	21234	Baltimore County	99	0.5	13%	3.8%
51	21237	Baltimore County	39	0.5	13%	3.7%

Queen Anne's County74 investor purchases · 0.4 per 100 homes · 10% of sales · 17,014 homes1 ranked ZIPs ↓

#	ZIP	County	Investor purchaseslast 12 mo	Per 100 homesinvestor purchases	Share of salesbought by investors	Turnoverof all homes
64	21666	Queen Anne's County	19	0.4	9%	4.4%

Harford County268 investor purchases · 0.3 per 100 homes · 9% of sales · 78,785 homes7 ranked ZIPs ↓

#	ZIP	County	Investor purchaseslast 12 mo	Per 100 homesinvestor purchases	Share of salesbought by investors	Turnoverof all homes
19	21078	Harford County	70	1.0	19%	5.6%
27	21085	Harford County	51	0.8	18%	4.7%
50	21040	Harford County	29	0.5	14%	3.6%
63	21001	Harford County	30	0.4	8%	4.9%
107	21014	Harford County	19	0.2	5%	3.3%
108	21009	Harford County	17	0.2	4%	4.1%
113	21015	Harford County	15	0.2	5%	3.4%

Anne Arundel County455 investor purchases · 0.3 per 100 homes · 7% of sales · 171,047 homes8 ranked ZIPs ↓

#	ZIP	County	Investor purchaseslast 12 mo	Per 100 homesinvestor purchases	Share of salesbought by investors	Turnoverof all homes
18	21225	Anne Arundel County	97	1.1	25%	4.3%
56	21403	Anne Arundel County	39	0.5	10%	4.5%
73	21401	Anne Arundel County	35	0.3	8%	4.3%
74	21060	Anne Arundel County	38	0.3	7%	4.7%
78	21061	Anne Arundel County	36	0.3	8%	3.7%
89	21122	Anne Arundel County	56	0.3	7%	3.8%
98	21037	Anne Arundel County	17	0.2	5%	4.2%
112	21146	Anne Arundel County	15	0.2	5%	3.2%

Carroll County84 investor purchases · 0.2 per 100 homes · 5% of sales · 49,030 homes1 ranked ZIPs ↓

#	ZIP	County	Investor purchaseslast 12 mo	Per 100 homesinvestor purchases	Share of salesbought by investors	Turnoverof all homes
85	21157	Carroll County	32	0.3	7%	3.7%

Howard County132 investor purchases · 0.1 per 100 homes · 4% of sales · 88,047 homes4 ranked ZIPs ↓

#	ZIP	County	Investor purchaseslast 12 mo	Per 100 homesinvestor purchases	Share of salesbought by investors	Turnoverof all homes
100	21075	Howard County	17	0.2	6%	3.6%
111	21045	Howard County	18	0.2	4%	3.8%
115	21043	Howard County	16	0.1	4%	3.1%
118	21042	Howard County	15	0.1	3%	3.4%

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