La Plata 20646

Charles County, MD · 9,356 properties · updated 7/5/2026

Should you buy here?buyer-timing lens

63affordability /100

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

Payment burden
22.5%
affordable
Days on market
54
daily
Price cuts
23.6%
of active
Valuation
-59.5%
vs assessor
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58
/100
mixed
stable · balanced · prices easing 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

46/ 100SellerBalancedBuyer
Balanced Market
DOM: 87d (rising) · Market Dynamics rolling median · hourly
Score Components
Payment Burden (25%)0
Valuation Gap (25%)40
Supply & Demand (20%)85
Buy vs Rent (15%)50
Cancellation Rate (10%)75
Days on Market (5%)75

Balanced market in 20646. List price is roughly fair — focus on condition and value. Payment burden: 22.5% of median income. Median days on market: 87. Renting is approximately 35% cheaper than buying (price-to-rent ratio: 16.2).

Balanced market conditions. Prices roughly aligned with fundamentals — similar to stable periods in 2014-2015.
STABLEBALANCED

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

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Median price
$482,364
▾ 0.3% YoY
Days on market
54
daily · zip_data
Median rent
$2,488
ZORI
Investor score
64/100
cash-flow lens
Active listings
93
90-day

Valuation3 lenses, different anchors

vs assessor
-59.5%
Market vs assessed value — a tax-roll lag, not a deal signal.
Avg assessor$195,300
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$189
Price-to-income3.7×

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How 20646 ranks in MD
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Affordability, supply & momentum

31SUPPLY
BalancedSupply Tightness

Supply and demand are roughly even — standard negotiation dynamics.

Months of Supply10.3 mo
Days on Market54d
Inv vs History-16.1%
Listing Density--
Market dynamics
Price cut %23.6%
Momentumstable
LeverageBALANCED
Months of supply10.3
Sales (90d)0
Investment analysis
Median rent$2,488
Price-to-rent16.2
Est. cap rate4.0%
Buy vs rentneutral

Livability

Walk score2
Transit score5
Bike score

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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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