Closed residential sales across Howard County, tracked monthly from January 2023 through the current period. Every figure is computed directly from recorded MLS transactions.
Monthly median sold price has climbed from the mid-$500s toward the mid-$600s, with luxury activity pulling recent monthly medians higher. Price-per-square-foot is shown for its available window.
Median sold price
Median $/sqft
Days on market & sale-to-list ratio
Howard County remains a fast, seller-favorable market: homes typically go under contract within about a week, and sellers consistently net at or above asking.
Median days on market
Sale-to-list ratio (%)
Sales volume & seasonality
Monthly closed-sale counts reveal the classic spring/summer surge and winter slowdown that repeats each year.
Price-band distribution
Where the 12,033 closed sales landed by price. The $500k–750k band is the county's center of gravity.
Top subdivisions by sales volume
The ten most active named subdivisions over the period, with their median sold price and $/sqft.
#
Subdivision
Sales
Median price
Median $/sqft
1
Village Of Long Reach
259
$460,000
$283
2
Maple Lawn
217
$875,000
$297
3
Village Of Owen Brown
209
$465,000
$306
4
Turf Valley
149
$624,990
$328
5
Village Of Hickory Ridge
149
$510,000
$294
6
Wellington
144
$709,428
$277
7
Wellington Farms
141
$716,010
$320
8
Dorsey Hall
138
$498,450
$282
9
Waverly Woods
132
$640,000
$272
Luxury market share ($1M+)
The share of closings priced at $1,000,000 or more has grown from 10% in 2023 to roughly 15% so far in 2026 — a steadily deepening high end.