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City · 13,602 residents · Frederick County, Maryland

Green Valley , Maryland

In Green Valley, a typical home is worth $594,300. Compared with all of Frederick County, typical household income is 41% higher, the typical home value is 28% higher, and the share of households that own their home is 21 points higher.

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  • Typical home value

    $594,300

    28% above the county

    42% above Maryland

    • Green Valley
    • Frederick
    • Maryland

  • Typical household income

    $171,707a year

    41% above the county

    66% above Maryland

    • Green Valley
    • Frederick
    • Maryland

  • Households that own their home

    98%

    21 points above the county

    31 points above Maryland

    • Green Valley
    • Frederick
    • Maryland

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Average 2020–2024

Green Valley is in Frederick County. The FHA loan limit ($1,249,125 for a one-unit home), the fair market rents and the help on this page are those of all of Frederick County. See the county

Data updated: October 1, 2026 11 official sources

Only here

What sets Green Valley apart

What this place has that others do not, from public data, most unusual first.

  1. Green Valley has the highest homeownership rate of the 202 cities in Maryland with more than 5,000 people: 98%.

  2. The typical household income in Green Valley is $171,707, 41% more than in Frederick County as a whole ($122,002).

  3. The typical home in Green Valley is worth $594,300, 28% more than in Frederick County as a whole ($464,600).

  4. Nearby, in Mount Airy, the typical home value is $487,400: 18% less than in Green Valley ($594,300).

Sources: U.S. Census Bureau (Average 2020–2024).

The homes here

Housing in Green Valley

What homes there are in Green Valley, what they cost, how that changed and how people live, from Census figures (2020–2024).

What homes there are

U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-year, 2020–2024

Kind of home

In Green Valley, 10 in 10 homes are single-family detached houses; in Frederick County, 6.

Year built

Homes in Green Valley are older: the typical year built is 1985; in Frederick County, 1991.

Homes in Green Valley are bigger: 99% have 3 bedrooms or more; in Frederick County, 76%.

All homes, occupied or empty. A figure the Census cannot measure precisely enough here is not shown.

Census tables: B25024, B25034, B25035, B25041

What it costs here

U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-year, 2020–2024

Value of owner-occupied homes
Monthly rent with utilities

With a mortgage

$2,866 a month

Frederick County: $2,449 a month

Without a mortgage

$849 a month

Frederick County: $731 a month

Owners with a mortgage

79%

Frederick County: 76%

Owning costs more in Green Valley: with a mortgage, the typical cost is $2,866 a month; in Frederick County, $2,449. Without one, $849.

Value: what owners think their home is worth. Rent: rent plus utilities, for homes of every size. The FHA limit is the most an FHA loan (Federal Housing Administration) lends for a one-unit home; the fair market rent (FMR) is the one HUD uses for housing vouchers.

Census tables: B25075, B25063, B25088, B25081

How it changed

U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-year, 2015–2019 and 2020–2024

Change since 2015–2019

The Census does not compare Green Valley with 2015–2019 because its boundaries changed. In Frederick County, over that time, the typical home value rose 40%.

Change between two 5-year periods that do not overlap, in each period's dollars, not adjusted for inflation.

Census tables: B25077, B25064, B19013

How people live

U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-year, 2020–2024

MeasureGreen ValleyFrederick CountyMarylandUnited States
Rental vacancy Unreliable estimate3.2%4.7%5.5%
Homeowner vacancy Unreliable estimateUnreliable estimate0.8%0.9%
More than one person per room Unreliable estimate1.3%2.5%3.4%
People per household 3.202.702.572.53
Drive alone 69%68%65%69%
Carpool 7%7%8%9%
Public transit Unreliable estimate1%4%3%
Walk or bike Unreliable estimate2%2%3%
Work from home 23%21%19%15%
Other means Unreliable estimate1%2%2%
Typical commute Unreliable estimate20 to 29 minutes20 to 29 minutes20 to 29 minutes

Households in Green Valley are bigger: 3.20 people on average; in Frederick County, 2.70.

To get to work, 69% of workers in Green Valley drive alone; in Frederick County, 68%.

Vacancy: empty homes offered for rent or for sale. Rooms: every room in the home, not only bedrooms. Commute: the minute range of the typical worker.

Census tables: B25004, B25003, B25014, B25010, B08301, B08303

Do the math

What would you pay each month for a home in Green Valley?

A typical home is tight for the typical income

We start with a typical home in Green Valley, worth $594,300, an FHA loan with 3.5% down and the latest average rate (7.18%). That payment would take 34% of the typical household income in Green Valley, which is $171,707 a year. For that payment to be 28% of income, a household would need to earn about $209,549 a year.

The calculator's FHA and conventional loan limits are those of all of Frederick County.

Your numbers

Local data
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Starts at the typical home value in Green Valley. Change it to the price you have in mind.

Loan type
Your credit score

Your score changes which loans apply and FHA's minimum down payment. Your real rate also depends on your credit.

Down payment
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That is $20,801 (3.5% of the price). The usual minimum for this loan is 3.5%.

This week's average ± a quarter or half point.

Term

National average as of November 5, 2026 (Freddie Mac); your rate may be different.

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Estimated monthly payment

Local data

$4,890

at 7.18% · 30 years

Loan amount
$583,535
Total interest
$839,570
Paid off in
November 2056

Includes $10,036 FHA upfront mortgage insurance premium.

Does it fit the income?

  • Comfortable

    up to $4,006 a month

  • Tight

    $4,006 to $5,151 a month

    Your payment · 34%

  • Hard

    more than $5,151 a month

Compared with the typical household income in Green Valley ($171,707 a year). Reference: HUD calls paying more than 30% of income for housing a cost burden.

Show the result as
per month$4,890
Principal & interest$3,953
Property tax$426
Home insurance$248
FHA mortgage insurance (MIP)$263

You need at least $20,801 for the down payment, plus closing costs.

Next step

This is an estimate to give you an idea, not a loan offer. Your real payment depends on your rate, your credit, and the insurance and taxes on the home you buy.

The city and its county

Green Valley and Frederick County

Green Valley is in Frederick County, Maryland. The U.S. Census Bureau publishes its own numbers for the city: home values, rent, household income, how many households own their home and the property tax. They are American Community Survey estimates (average 2020–2024).

Green Valley's own numbers

Typical home value
$594,300
Typical yearly household income
$171,707
Households that own their home
98%
Effective property tax rate
0.86%

U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (average 2020–2024).

Numbers for all of Frederick County

FHA limit, one-unit home
$1,249,125
Conventional limit, one unit
$1,249,125
HUD fair market rent, 2 bedrooms
$2,438
Price change over 5 years (FHFA)
+45%
Homes in a high flood-risk zone
0.9%

HUD, FHFA and FEMA don't publish these numbers by city.

Other numbers are not published by city, only for the whole county: FHA and conventional loan limits, HUD’s fair market rents, FHFA’s price index and FEMA’s flood data. On this page, those numbers always say they are for all of Frederick County.

Everything about Frederick County

Buying

Buying a home in Green Valley

A typical home in Green Valley is worth $594,300: 28% above the county and 42% above Maryland. With the typical household income in Green Valley ($171,707 a year), a typical home costs 3.5 times what the household earns in a year.

Years of income to pay for a typical home

The typical home value divided by the typical household income for one year. The lower it is, the less buying weighs.

  • Green Valley 3.5 years
  • Frederick 3.8 years
  • Maryland 4.1 years
  • United States 4.1 years
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Average 2020–2024

How prices have changed in Frederick County

According to FHFA’s house price index, home prices in Frederick County rose 68% in the 10 years through 2025.

FHFA does not publish this index by city: these are the numbers for all of Frederick County.

Period County Maryland U.S.
Last year (2025) +0.9% +2.7% +2.9%
5 years (2020–2025) +45% +40% +47%
10 years (2015–2025) +68% +60% +85%

The index follows the price of the same homes over time (sales and appraisals with Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac loans). It is not the average price of a home. FHFA considers its annual county indexes experimental. Source: FHFA, 2025 data

Green Valley next to Frederick County, Maryland and the U.S.

Three numbers side by side. “Typical” means the median: half are above it and half below.

Typical home value
  • Green Valley $594,300
  • Frederick $464,600
  • Maryland $419,900
  • United States $332,700
Typical yearly household income
  • Green Valley $171,707
  • Frederick $122,002
  • Maryland $103,678
  • United States $80,734
See the full table
Green Valley next to Frederick County and Maryland
Measure Green Valley Frederick County Maryland U.S.
Typical home value $594,300 $464,600 $419,900 $332,700
Typical yearly household income $171,707 $122,002 $103,678 $80,734
Households that own their home 98% 77% 68% 65%
Typical yearly property tax $5,136 $4,584 $4,093 $3,119
Effective property tax rate 0.86% 0.99% 0.97% 0.94%

“Typical” means the median: half are above and half are below. ▲ and ▼ say whether the city is above or below Frederick County. “High rent” is the Census measure: renter households that pay 30% or more of their income in rent.

Four ways to pay for a typical home in Green Valley

For a typical $594,300 home in Green Valley, at Freddie Mac's average rate (7.18% as of November 5, 2026) over 30 years. The monthly payment adds principal and interest, Green Valley's typical property tax, an example home insurance and mortgage insurance when it applies.

  • FHA, 3.5% down $4,889a month

    Least cash to close
    Down payment
    $20,801
    Cash to close
    $38,630
    Rate
    7.18%
    Mortgage insurance
    FHA MIP · $263

  • Conventional, 5% down $4,781a month

    Down payment
    $29,715
    Cash to close
    $47,544
    Rate
    7.18%
    Mortgage insurance
    PMI · $282

  • Conventional, 20% down, no PMI $3,894a month

    Down payment
    $118,860
    Cash to close
    $136,689
    Rate
    7.18%
    Mortgage insurance
    None

  • ITIN, 15% down (example) $4,444a month

    Down payment
    $89,145
    Cash to close
    $106,974
    Rate
    8.18%
    Mortgage insurance
    None

The option that asks for the least cash to close is FHA, 3.5% down.

  • Cash to close = down payment plus 3% of the price in closing costs (example).
  • Minimum score: FHA requires 580 or higher for the minimum down payment (HUD Handbook 4000.1). * Fannie Mae requires 620 when a loan is underwritten by hand; its automated system has no fixed minimum.
  • The ITIN row is an example with a rate 1 percentage point higher: ITIN loans follow no federal rule and each lender sets its own down payment and rate. Nothing in this table promises an approval.

How much house can I afford? Estimate closing costs

Taxes and floods

Two costs that change from place to place

Property tax and flood insurance raise or lower what you pay each month. Here are the numbers for Green Valley and for Frederick County.

Property tax

Effective rate in Green Valley

0.86%of the home’s value each year

$5,136 a year for the typical owner in Green Valley.

  • Green Valley 0.86%
  • Frederick 0.99%
  • Maryland 0.97%

What Maryland publishes Homestead tax credit (cap on yearly assessment increases) (Maryland General Assembly (Annotated Code of Maryland, Tax-Property Article))

Exemptions and deadlines in Maryland

Flood risk in Frederick County

FEMA does not publish these numbers by city: they are for all of Frederick County.

Homes in the high-risk zone
0.9%
781
Of those, with NFIP insurance
19%
County Maryland U.S.
Homes in the high-risk zone 0.9% 1.2% 3.5%
Of those, with NFIP insurance 19% 74% 48%

Most homeowners insurance policies do not cover flood damage.

Look up your address on FEMA’s map

Renting

Renting in Green Valley

The Census Bureau publishes no typical rent for Green Valley. Below are the fair market rents for Frederick County.

HUD publishes a fair market rent for all of Frederick County, by unit size. To pay the 2-bedroom one ($2,438 a month) without spending more than 30% of your income, you would need to earn $46.88 an hour working full time.

HUD fair market rent for all of Frederick County

What you need to earn to pay it without spending more than 30% of income, working full time.

Size Fair rent a month Hourly wage Yearly income
Studio $2,111 $40.60 $84,440
1 bedroom $2,204 $42.38 $88,160
2 bedrooms $2,438 $46.88 $97,520
3 bedrooms $3,107 $59.75 $124,280
4 bedrooms $3,658 $70.35 $146,320

Includes basic utilities. It isn't the lowest or highest rent: it's a reference point. Source: HUD, Fiscal year 2027

By ZIP code

Fair market rent by ZIP code in Green Valley

HUD also publishes a fair market rent for each ZIP code (Small Area FMR, fiscal year 2027). Green Valley has 2 ZIP codes with their own.

For 2 bedrooms it runs from $2,550 in 21770 to $2,580 in 21771.

2 of the 2 are above the fair market rent for Frederick County ($2,438).

  • 21770 $2,550$3,240
  • 21771 $2,580$3,250

2 of these ZIP codes cross the city line: HUD sets the rent by ZIP code, not by city. A ZIP code counts for Green Valley when at least 50% of its land is inside the city or it covers at least 15% of the city (Census 2020 boundaries). Source: Small Area Fair Market Rents (HUD) Fiscal year 2027 Small Area Fair Market Rents (HUD) Source: Census Bureau ZCTA-to-place relationship file Data from 2020 data Census Bureau ZCTA-to-place relationship file

Is your rent high for your ZIP?

Free help

Help to buy or rent in Green Valley

You do not have to do this alone. A HUD-approved housing counseling agency helps for free or at low cost: getting ready to buy, understanding your credit, or solving a problem with your rent.

There is 1 HUD-approved agency with an office in Frederick County; none says it serves in Spanish.

Two women and a girl laugh together at the bus stop.

HUD counseling is free or low-cost

Assistance programs in Green Valley

No down payment, repair or rent-help program on our list is for Green Valley or Frederick County. The ones below are statewide in Maryland: they work in Green Valley the same as in the rest of the state.

Which programs do I qualify for? All programs in Maryland

  • MMP 1st Time Advantage

    Statewide in Maryland

    Maryland Mortgage Program mortgages for first-time buyers, with a deferred 0% second mortgage for the down payment: $6,000, or 3%, 4% or 5% of the loan. Offered by Maryland Mortgage Program (Maryland Department of Housing and Community Development).

    Deferred

    See the program Official page

  • MMP Flex Loans

    Statewide in Maryland

    Maryland Mortgage Program mortgages for first-time buyers and for people who have owned a home before; Flex 6000 brings $6,000 and Flex 3% brings 3% of the loan for the down payment, as a deferred 0% second loan. Offered by Maryland Mortgage Program (Maryland Department of Housing and Community Development).

    Deferred

    See the program Official page

  • Maryland SmartBuy

    Statewide in Maryland

    Maryland Mortgage Program loan of up to 15% of the price (maximum $25,000) to pay off your student debt when you buy a home; no interest or monthly payments, and forgiven after five years if you stay in the home. Offered by Maryland Mortgage Program (Maryland Department of Housing and Community Development).

    Forgivable

    See the program Official page

Housing counselors near Green Valley

The HUD-approved agencies closest to the center of Green Valley, in a straight line, nearest first. If one says it serves in Spanish, its card says so.

  • The City of Frederick

    100 S Market St, Frederick · 10 miles away

    • Mortgage delinquency and default
    • Budget and financial counseling
    • and 5 more
    (301) 600-1506

  • Housing Initiative Partnership, Inc.(hip)

    12900 Middlebrook Road, Germantown · 11 miles away · Spanish

    • Mortgage delinquency and default
    • Workshops for new owners
    • and 3 more
    (301) 916-5946

  • Housing Initiative Partnership, Inc.(hip)

    620 East Diamond Avenue, Gaithersburg · 14 miles away · Spanish

    Also serves in Portuguese.

    • Mortgage delinquency and default
    • Workshops for new owners
    • and 2 more
    (301) 916-5946

Every agency in Frederick County All counseling agencies in Maryland

Help in Spanish near Green Valley

2 of the 3 agencies on this list say they serve in Spanish.

Ask for service in Spanish

When you call, say “Spanish, please” or ask if someone speaks Spanish. If not, ask whether they offer an interpreter.

Housing authorities of Green Valley

In HUD’s record, no housing authority with an office in Frederick County is named for Green Valley or Frederick County.

One other authority has an office in Frederick County: see the list Source: HUD

Cities

Other cities in Frederick County

These cities are also in Frederick County. They share its loan limits and fair market rents, but home values and rent change from one to the next.

Everything about Frederick County Housing in Maryland

Nearby cities

The cities closest to Green Valley, with the typical home value.

Neighboring counties

If Frederick County is out of reach, look next door. Each number is that county's own.

Keep going

Guides for your next step

Short explanations, in plain language and with official sources, for buying or renting in Green Valley.

All guides
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Questions

Housing questions about Green Valley

Short answers with the numbers for Green Valley and all of Frederick County. If your case is different, a HUD-approved counseling agency can guide you for free or at low cost.

How much does a typical home cost in Green Valley?

The typical home value in Green Valley is $594,300, according to the U.S. Census Bureau (average 2020–2024). For comparison, in Frederick County it is $464,600.

What is the FHA loan limit in Green Valley?

Green Valley uses the FHA limit for all of Frederick County (2026): $1,249,125 for a one-unit home and $2,402,625 for a four-unit home.

How much property tax do owners pay in Green Valley?

The typical homeowner in Green Valley pays $5,136 a year, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is 0.86% of the home’s value; in Frederick County, the rate is 0.99%.

Where can I find free help to buy or rent in Green Valley?

There is 1 HUD-approved counseling agency with an office in Frederick County. They can help you get ready to buy, with your credit, or with rent.

Sources: American Community Survey (ACS) 5-year estimates (Average 2020–2024); FHA mortgage limits (HUD) (2026 data); Conforming loan limits (FHFA) (2026 data); Fair Market Rents (HUD) (Fiscal year 2027); Small Area Fair Market Rents (HUD) (Fiscal year 2027); Census Bureau ZCTA-to-place relationship file (2020 data); HUD-approved housing counseling agencies (Retrieved November 6, 2026); Public Housing Agencies (HUD) (Retrieved November 6, 2026); Freddie Mac Primary Mortgage Market Survey (PMMS) (As of November 5, 2026); FHFA House Price Index (HPI) (2025 data); Homes with flood insurance (NFIP, FEMA) (As of August 3, 2026).