West River 20778

Anne Arundel County, MD · 862 properties · updated 7/5/2026

Should you buy here?buyer-timing lens

62affordability /100

Buyer leverage is balanced; weigh payment burden and the 3-lens valuation before bidding.

Payment burden
22.8%
affordable
Days on market
39
daily
Price cuts
0.0%
of active
Valuation
-88.7%
vs assessor
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67
/100
stable
stable · balanced · prices rising year-over-year.

Verdict grades housing conditions; buyer-timing, investor cash-flow, supply-tightness and county macro scores answer different questions — each in its own section.

Buyer / sellerbuyer-timing lens

34/ 100SellerBalancedBuyer
Seller's Market
DOM: 124d (rising) · Market Dynamics rolling median · hourly
Score Components
Payment Burden (25%)0
Valuation Gap (25%)80
Supply & Demand (20%)20
Cancellation Rate (10%)0
Days on Market (5%)100

Seller-favored market in 20778. Expect to pay at or near list price. Payment burden: 22.8% of median income. Median days on market: 124. Market appears 16% overpriced vs. assessed values.

Buyer Caution

Seller's market. Be prepared to pay near list price.

Competitive market similar to 2021-2022 — limited inventory driving prices above fundamentals.
STABLEBALANCED

Market is holding steady with balanced conditions. Conditions are balanced between buyers and sellers.

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Median price
$665,765
▴ 0.9% YoY
Days on market
39
daily · zip_data
Median rent
$1,908
county avg
Investor score
32/100
cash-flow lens
Active listings
6
90-day

Valuation3 lenses, different anchors

vs assessor
-88.7%
Market vs assessed value — a tax-roll lag, not a deal signal.
Avg assessor$75,500
county CAMA · properties_v
vs income
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fair_value_scores · 10-state coverage
vs county comps
+43.7%
County-wide market — the widest, slowest signal.
Anne Arundel+43.7%
Lotvox comps · mv_valuation_gap
Read together: Above county comps but sustainable on local incomes.
Pricing detail
Price / sqft$231
Price-to-income3.8×

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How 20778 ranks in MD
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Comparative ranking not available for this ZIP.

Affordability, supply & momentum

53SUPPLY
Tight MarketSupply Tightness

Supply is below normal — sellers are favored but buyers still have options.

Months of Supply4.0 mo
Days on Market39d
Inv vs History+48.1%
Listing Density--
Market dynamics
Price cut %0.0%
Momentumstable
LeverageBALANCED
Months of supply4
Sales (90d)0
Investment analysis
Median rent$1,908
Price-to-rent29.1
Est. cap rate2.1%
Buy vs rentfavors renting

Livability

Walk score8
Transit score—
Bike score—

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Anne Arundel County contextmacro · jobs · debt · migration

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