Housing data for Buckeystown, MD
Buckeystown, MD has an estimated 1,192 residents and 522 homes (US Census Bureau, 2020–2024 American Community Survey).
It is an unincorporated community in Frederick County.
36.2% of households rent.
The median gross rent is $3,500 or more a month.
Figures last updated on .
- Residents
- 1,192 (±235)
- Housing units
- 522 (±108)
- Households that rent
- 36.2%
- Median gross rent
- $3,500 or more
- Residents since 2015–2019
- −7.3%
What stands out in Buckeystown
Working from home: 35.1% (±13.6 points) in Buckeystown, higher than in Frederick County (21.2%).
Median home value: $542,600 (±$70,848) in Buckeystown, higher than in Frederick County ($464,600).
Housing in Buckeystown at a glance
- Median rent: $3,500 or more median gross rent a month
- Rent by bedrooms: $3,500 or more median gross rent, 2 bedrooms (Small sample: wide margin of error)
- Rent burden: 71.9% of renters pay 30% or more of income
- Renters and owners: 36.2% of households rent
- Income and affordability: $133,611 median household income
- Home values: $542,600 median home value
- Homeowner costs: $2,296 median monthly cost with a mortgage
- Property taxes: $4,491 median real estate taxes a year
- Types of homes: 25.5% of homes are in buildings of 5 or more units
- Bedrooms: 64.3% of homes have 3 or more bedrooms (Small sample: wide margin of error)
- Age of homes: 25.2% of homes were built before 1980 (Small sample: wide margin of error)
- Vacancy rate: 0.0% rental vacancy rate (Small sample: wide margin of error)
- Heating fuel: 52.4% heat with electricity
- Commute and cars: 28.6 minutes average trip to work
- Growth: −7.3% residents since 2015–2019
- How long people stay: 29.9% moved in since 2020 (Small sample: wide margin of error)
- Crowding and facilities: 0.0% of homes have more than 1 person per room (Small sample: wide margin of error)
Buckeystown against Frederick County, its state and the nation
| Buckeystown | Frederick County | Maryland | United States | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Residents | 1,192 (±235) | 287,048 (exact) | 6,206,011 (exact) | 334,922,499 |
| Housing units | 522 (±108) | 108,924 (±86) | 2,560,784 (±424) | 143,775,355 |
| Households that rent | 36.2% (±15.1 points) | 23.0% (±0.9 points) | 32.4% (±0.3 points) | 34.8% |
| Median gross rent | $3,500 or more | $1,774 (±$37) | $1,705 (±$8) | $1,413 |
| Median household income | $133,611 (±$49,401) | $122,002 (±$2,489) | $103,678 (±$597) | $80,734 |
| Median home value | $542,600 (±$70,848) | $464,600 (±$4,368) | $419,900 (±$1,385) | $332,700 |
| Median real estate taxes (a year) | $4,491 (±$1,001) | $4,584 (±$51) | $4,093 (±$21) | $3,119 |
| Built before 1980 | 25.2% (±18.7 points) | 34.5% (±1.2 points) | 51.2% (±0.4 points) | 49.7% |
| Average commute | 28.6 minutes (±8.1) | 33.1 minutes (±0.7) | 31.1 minutes (±0.1) | 26.4 minutes |
| Households with broadband | 80.9% (±10.8 points) | 93.2% (±0.7 points) | 92.4% (±0.2 points) | 91.0% |
| Median age of residents | 58.8 years (±6.8) | 39.0 years (±0.2) | 39.4 years (±0.1) | 38.9 years |
Buckeystown covers 0.9 square miles of land, about 1,306 residents per square mile (Census Bureau Gazetteer).
How Buckeystown has changed since 2015–2019
| 2015–2019 | 2020–2024 | Amount of change | Verdict | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Residents | 1,286 (±277) | 1,192 (±235) | −7.3% | Not a measurable change |
| Housing units | 633 (±90) | 522 (±108) | −17.5% | Not a measurable change |
| Median home value | $406,500 (±$43,559) | $542,600 (±$70,848) | +33.5% | No measurable change after inflation |
| Median household income | $82,168 (±$7,655) | $133,611 (±$49,401) | +62.6% | No measurable change after inflation |
| Median owner cost with a mortgage | $2,080 (±$508) | $2,296 (±$374) | +10.4% | No measurable change after inflation |
| Median real estate taxes | $4,640 (±$352) | $4,491 (±$1,001) | −3.2% | Down after inflation |
| Households that rent | 64.4% (±7.8 points) | 36.2% (±15.1 points) | −28.2 percentage points | Measurable decrease |
| Rental vacancy rate | 0.0% (±8.0 points) | 0.0% (±21.0 points) | 0.0 percentage points | Not a measurable change |
The Census Bureau publishes 2015–2019 dollars in 2019 dollars and 2020–2024 dollars in 2024 dollars.
Prices (the CPI-U, US Bureau of Labor Statistics) rose 22.7% between 2019 and 2024, so a dollar figure’s verdict compares the two after raising the earlier one by that much, using the Census Bureau’s test for a difference.
The two periods do not overlap, as the Census Bureau recommends for 5-year estimates.
Crime reported to police in Frederick County
Buckeystown has no police department of its own in the FBI’s figures, so this is the figure for Frederick County as a whole.
In 2025, the police departments that report for Frederick County recorded 195 violent and 916 property crimes per 100,000 residents.
A county-wide figure describes the whole county, not this place; crime varies from one community to the next.
ZIP codes in Buckeystown
| ZIP code | Share of the ZIP’s land in this place | Residents | Median gross rent | Median home value | Median household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21717 | 21% | 245 | — | $430,600 | $158,413 |
A ZIP code is a mail route rather than a boundary, so the Census Bureau publishes figures for ZIP Code Tabulation Areas built from census blocks; the share column says how much of each one’s land lies in this place.
Places near Buckeystown
| Place | Distance | Median gross rent | Median home value | Households that rent |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adamstown | 2.5 mi | — | $601,700 | 2.2% |
| Ballenger Creek | 4.0 mi | $1,987 | $387,300 | 35.3% |
| Urbana | 4.6 mi | $2,649 | $640,100 | 19.7% |
| Bartonsville | 6.0 mi | $1,609 | $621,800 | 5.1% |
| Point of Rocks | 6.3 mi | — | $480,500 | 2.4% |
| Jefferson | 6.7 mi | $1,379 | $533,100 | 13.8% |
| Braddock Heights | 6.9 mi | — | $537,700 | 9.5% |
| Spring Ridge | 7.3 mi | $1,667 | $489,000 | 12.6% |
HUD Fair Market Rent for Buckeystown, fiscal year 2027
| Studio | 1 bedroom | 2 bedrooms | 3 bedrooms | 4 bedrooms |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $2,111 | $2,204 | $2,438 | $3,107 | $3,658 |
HUD income limits for Buckeystown, fiscal year 2026
| Household size | Extremely low (30%) | Very low (50%) | Low (80%) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 person | $34,900 | $58,150 | $74,800 |
| 2 people | $39,900 | $66,450 | $85,450 |
| 3 people | $44,900 | $74,750 | $96,150 |
| 4 people | $49,850 | $83,050 | $106,800 |
| 5 people | $53,850 | $89,700 | $115,350 |
| 6 people | $57,850 | $96,350 | $123,900 |
| 7 people | $61,850 | $103,000 | $132,450 |
| 8 people | $65,850 | $109,650 | $141,000 |
These are the limits HUD sets for its housing programs in the Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD HUD Metro FMR Area, where HUD’s median family income for fiscal year 2026 is $166,100.
A program can use its own limits; tax-credit and local programs often do.
Buckeystown is a census-designated place: an unincorporated community the Census Bureau draws for statistics, with no municipal government of its own.
Survey years: 2020–2024 (American Community Survey 5-year estimates), compared with 2015–2019.
Margins of error are at the 90% confidence level.
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Questions about Buckeystown
What is the average rent in Buckeystown, MD?
The Census Bureau publishes the median rather than the average: the median gross rent in Buckeystown is $3,500 or more a month (2020–2024 American Community Survey), so half of renting households pay less and half pay more.
Are renters in Buckeystown rent-burdened?
71.9% of renting households in Buckeystown pay 30% or more of their income in gross rent, the share housing researchers usually call rent-burdened (2020–2024 American Community Survey).
How many renters are there in Buckeystown?
Buckeystown has an estimated 178 (±82) renting households, 36.2% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).
What is the median household income in Buckeystown?
The median household income in Buckeystown is $133,611 (±$49,401) a year (2020–2024 American Community Survey).
What is the average home value in Buckeystown, MD?
The Census Bureau publishes the median: $542,600 (±$70,848) for owner-occupied homes in Buckeystown (2020–2024 American Community Survey).
What is the average mortgage payment in Buckeystown?
The Census Bureau publishes total owner costs rather than the mortgage alone: the median for owners with a mortgage in Buckeystown, MD is $2,296 (±$374) a month, including taxes, insurance and utilities.
Is Buckeystown growing?
In Buckeystown, the number of residents went from 1,286 in 2015–2019 to 1,192 in 2020–2024 (−7.3%), not a measurable change.
What ZIP codes are in Buckeystown?
The ZIP code that covers Buckeystown is 21717.
Sources
- Demographic and Housing Estimates (DP05), 2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimates — Buckeystown CDP, Maryland
- Selected Housing Characteristics (DP04), 2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimates — Buckeystown CDP, Maryland
- Selected Economic Characteristics (DP03), 2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimates — Buckeystown CDP, Maryland
- Median Real Estate Taxes Paid by Mortgage Status (B25103), 2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimates — Buckeystown CDP, Maryland
- Selected Social Characteristics (DP02), 2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimates — Buckeystown CDP, Maryland
- Total Population (B01003), 2015–2019 ACS 5-year estimates — Buckeystown CDP, Maryland
- Median Gross Rent (B25064), 2015–2019 ACS 5-year estimates — Buckeystown CDP, Maryland
- HUD Fair Market Rents, fiscal year 2027: Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD HUD Metro FMR Area
- HUD Small Area Fair Market Rents, fiscal year 2027
- HUD Income Limits, fiscal year 2026: Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD HUD Metro FMR Area
- US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates for ZIP Code Tabulation Areas
- Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U), US city average, all items, US Bureau of Labor Statistics: annual averages 2019 and 2024
- US Census Bureau, 2024 Gazetteer Files
To check these figures in the Census Bureau’s own API, request the variables below from the 2024 ACS 5-year data profile (acs/acs5/profile) for Buckeystown CDP, Maryland (place:11050, in state:24).
Each estimate (E or PE) has a margin of error beside it (M or PM).
The 2015–2019 figures are B01003_001E, B01003_001M, B25064_001E, B25064_001M from the 2019 release.
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DP05_0001E, DP05_0001M, DP04_0001E, DP04_0001M, DP04_0047PE, DP04_0047PM, DP04_0134E, DP04_0134M, DP03_0062E, DP03_0062M, DP04_0089E, DP04_0089M
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Figures are published by the US Census Bureau, HUD, the Bureau of Labor Statistics and the FBI; Seayora reproduces them and does not adjust them, except where a sentence says it compares dollar figures after inflation. They describe the whole place, not any one building or street, and are not an appraisal, a rent determination, a tax bill, a safety rating or legal advice.
Figures last updated on .