Mechanicsville 20622

Charles County, MD · 1,217 properties · updated 7/5/2026

Should you buy here?buyer-timing lens

57affordability /100

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

Payment burden
25.9%
affordable
Days on market
33
daily
Price cuts
0.0%
of active
Valuation
-12.1%
vs assessor
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73
/100
stable
warming · 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

60/ 100SellerBalancedBuyer
Negotiate Hard
DOM: 66d (rising) · Market Dynamics rolling median · hourly
Score Components
Payment Burden (25%)25
Valuation Gap (25%)60
Supply & Demand (20%)100
Buy vs Rent (15%)100
Cancellation Rate (10%)0
Days on Market (5%)75

Moderate buyer leverage in 20622. Room to negotiate 5-10% below list. Payment burden: 26.0% of median income. Median days on market: 66. Renting is approximately 131% cheaper than buying (price-to-rent ratio: 27.7). Market appears 13% overpriced vs. assessed values.

What to Offer

Offer 5-10% below list. You have room to negotiate.

Conditions resemble 2019 pre-pandemic levels — moderate overvaluation with slowing demand. Negotiation room exists.
WARMINGBALANCED

Market is warming with rising prices. Conditions are balanced between buyers and sellers.

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Median price
$509,169
▴ 1.1% YoY
Days on market
33
daily · zip_data
Median rent
$1,534
ZORI
Investor score
35/100
cash-flow lens
Active listings
7
90-day

Valuation3 lenses, different anchors

vs assessor
-12.1%
Market vs assessed value — a tax-roll lag, not a deal signal.
Avg assessor$447,400
county CAMA · properties_v
vs income
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vs county comps
+40.6%
County-wide market — the widest, slowest signal.
Charles+40.6%
Lotvox comps · mv_valuation_gap

Read together: Above county comps but sustainable on local incomes.
Pricing detail
Price / sqft$187
Price-to-income4.3×

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How 20622 ranks in MD
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Affordability, supply & momentum

34SUPPLY
BalancedSupply Tightness

Supply and demand are roughly even — standard negotiation dynamics.

Months of Supply19.2 mo
Days on Market33d
Inv vs History-7.9%
Listing Density--
Market dynamics
Price cut %0.0%
Momentumwarming
LeverageBALANCED
Months of supply19.2
Sales (90d)0
Investment analysis
Median rent$1,534
Price-to-rent27.7
Est. cap rate2.3%
Buy vs rentfavors renting

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Walk score
Transit score5
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Charles County contextmacro · jobs · debt · migration

ZIP score grades housing; county score adds macro distress (jobs, debt, poverty). They answer different questions.

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