Housing data for Deer Park, MD
Deer Park, MD has an estimated 288 residents and 165 homes (US Census Bureau, 2020–2024 American Community Survey).
It is a town in Garrett County.
21.6% of households rent.
The median gross rent is $850 a month.
Its population shrank measurably since 2015–2019 (−32.9%).
Figures last updated on .
- Residents
- 288 (±60)
- Housing units
- 165 (±38)
- Households that rent
- 21.6%
- Median gross rent
- $850
- Residents since 2015–2019
- −32.9%
What stands out in Deer Park
Working from home: 3.9% (±8.0 points) in Deer Park, lower than in Garrett County (12.3%).
Median home value: $159,600 (±$46,600) in Deer Park, lower than in Garrett County ($235,300).
Households that moved in since 2020: 9.5% (±7.2 points) in Deer Park, lower than in Garrett County (17.3%).
Average commute: 16.7 minutes (±3.5) in Deer Park, lower than in Garrett County (23.7 minutes).
Housing in Deer Park at a glance
- Median rent: $850 median gross rent a month (Small sample: wide margin of error)
- Rent by bedrooms: $863 median gross rent, 2 bedrooms (Small sample: wide margin of error)
- Rent burden: 39.1% of renters pay 30% or more of income (Small sample: wide margin of error)
- Renters and owners: 21.6% of households rent (Small sample: wide margin of error)
- Income and affordability: $52,500 median household income (Small sample: wide margin of error)
- Home values: $159,600 median home value
- Homeowner costs: $1,281 median monthly cost with a mortgage
- Property taxes: $1,750 median real estate taxes a year
- Types of homes: 0.0% of homes are in buildings of 5 or more units (Small sample: wide margin of error)
- Bedrooms: 64.2% of homes have 3 or more bedrooms (Small sample: wide margin of error)
- Age of homes: 60.6% 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: 29.7% heat with fuel oil or kerosene (Small sample: wide margin of error)
- Commute and cars: 16.7 minutes average trip to work (Small sample: wide margin of error)
- Growth: −32.9% residents since 2015–2019 (Small sample: wide margin of error)
- How long people stay: 9.5% 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)
Deer Park against Garrett County, its state and the nation
| Deer Park | Garrett County | Maryland | United States | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Residents | 288 (±60) | 28,615 (exact) | 6,206,011 (exact) | 334,922,499 |
| Housing units | 165 (±38) | 18,642 (±52) | 2,560,784 (±424) | 143,775,355 |
| Households that rent | 21.6% (±12.0 points) | 20.3% (±2.2 points) | 32.4% (±0.3 points) | 34.8% |
| Median gross rent | $850 (±$83) | $765 (±$71) | $1,705 (±$8) | $1,413 |
| Median household income | $52,500 (±$20,332) | $67,688 (±$3,685) | $103,678 (±$597) | $80,734 |
| Median home value | $159,600 (±$46,600) | $235,300 (±$10,588) | $419,900 (±$1,385) | $332,700 |
| Median real estate taxes (a year) | $1,750 (±$249) | $1,836 (±$82) | $4,093 (±$21) | $3,119 |
| Built before 1980 | 60.6% (±20.3 points) | 47.5% (±3.5 points) | 51.2% (±0.4 points) | 49.7% |
| Average commute | 16.7 minutes (±3.5) | 23.7 minutes (±1.3) | 31.1 minutes (±0.1) | 26.4 minutes |
| Households with broadband | 88.5% (±8.7 points) | 83.0% (±2.2 points) | 92.4% (±0.2 points) | 91.0% |
| Median age of residents | 54.0 years (±7.8) | 48.3 years (±0.3) | 39.4 years (±0.1) | 38.9 years |
Deer Park covers 1.0 square miles of land, about 288 residents per square mile (Census Bureau Gazetteer).
How Deer Park has changed since 2015–2019
| 2015–2019 | 2020–2024 | Amount of change | Verdict | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Residents | 429 (±103) | 288 (±60) | −32.9% | Measurable decrease |
| Housing units | 201 (±43) | 165 (±38) | −17.9% | Not a measurable change |
| Median gross rent | $817 (±$189) | $850 (±$83) | +4.0% | No measurable change after inflation |
| Median home value | $97,000 (±$11,687) | $159,600 (±$46,600) | +64.5% | No measurable change after inflation |
| Median household income | $43,333 (±$4,683) | $52,500 (±$20,332) | +21.2% | No measurable change after inflation |
| Median owner cost with a mortgage | $900 (±$145) | $1,281 (±$427) | +42.3% | No measurable change after inflation |
| Median real estate taxes | $1,295 (±$185) | $1,750 (±$249) | +35.1% | No measurable change after inflation |
| Households that rent | 31.9% (±11.4 points) | 21.6% (±12.0 points) | −10.3 percentage points | Not a measurable change |
| Rental vacancy rate | 0.0% (±40.4 points) | 0.0% (±59.9 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 Garrett County
Deer Park has no police department of its own in the FBI’s figures, so this is the figure for Garrett County as a whole.
In 2025, the police departments that report for Garrett County recorded 21 violent and 511 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.
Places near Deer Park
| Place | Distance | Median gross rent | Median home value | Households that rent |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Loch Lynn Heights | 3.3 mi | $881 | $129,800 | 24.2% |
| Mountain Lake Park | 3.4 mi | $736 | $216,100 | 35.7% |
| Oakland | 4.1 mi | $670 | $244,400 | 52.5% |
| Kitzmiller | 8.0 mi | $888 | $84,400 | 17.2% |
| Elk Garden | 9.5 mi | — | $91,000 | 15.5% |
| Bayard | 11 mi | $690 | $73,200 | 13.6% |
| Terra Alta | 12 mi | $742 | $95,200 | 30.8% |
| Accident | 14 mi | — | $220,300 | 47.5% |
Places in Maryland most like Deer Park
| Place | Median gross rent | Median home value | Median household income | Households that rent |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Loch Lynn Heights | $881 | $129,800 | $48,958 | 24.2% |
| La Vale | $871 | $170,800 | $77,500 | 16.5% |
| Mountain Lake Park | $736 | $216,100 | $60,875 | 35.7% |
| Cresaptown | $777 | $142,600 | $68,370 | 6.4% |
| Mardela Springs | $1,364 | $247,200 | $64,432 | 22.6% |
| Snow Hill | $981 | $222,900 | $48,382 | 44.0% |
Matched on rent, home value, income, the share who rent, the age of the homes, the share in apartment buildings and the commute, each measured against the spread across Maryland.
HUD Fair Market Rent for Deer Park, fiscal year 2027
| Studio | 1 bedroom | 2 bedrooms | 3 bedrooms | 4 bedrooms |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $853 | $877 | $1,014 | $1,339 | $1,344 |
HUD income limits for Deer Park, fiscal year 2026
| Household size | Extremely low (30%) | Very low (50%) | Low (80%) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 person | $19,950 | $33,250 | $53,200 |
| 2 people | $22,800 | $38,000 | $60,800 |
| 3 people | $27,320 | $42,750 | $68,400 |
| 4 people | $33,000 | $47,500 | $76,000 |
| 5 people | $38,680 | $51,300 | $82,100 |
| 6 people | $44,360 | $55,100 | $88,200 |
| 7 people | $50,040 | $58,900 | $94,250 |
| 8 people | $55,720 | $62,700 | $100,350 |
These are the limits HUD sets for its housing programs in the Garrett County, MD, where HUD’s median family income for fiscal year 2026 is $88,300.
A program can use its own limits; tax-credit and local programs often do.
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 Deer Park
What is the average home value in Deer Park, MD?
The Census Bureau publishes the median: $159,600 (±$46,600) for owner-occupied homes in Deer Park (2020–2024 American Community Survey).
What is the average mortgage payment in Deer Park?
The Census Bureau publishes total owner costs rather than the mortgage alone: the median for owners with a mortgage in Deer Park, MD is $1,281 (±$427) a month, including taxes, insurance and utilities.
How much are property taxes in Deer Park?
The median real estate tax paid by homeowners in Deer Park, MD is $1,750 (±$249) a year (2020–2024 American Community Survey).
Is Deer Park growing?
In Deer Park, the number of residents went from 429 in 2015–2019 to 288 in 2020–2024 (−32.9%), a measurable decrease.
Sources
- Demographic and Housing Estimates (DP05), 2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimates — Deer Park town, Maryland
- Selected Housing Characteristics (DP04), 2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimates — Deer Park town, Maryland
- Selected Economic Characteristics (DP03), 2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimates — Deer Park town, Maryland
- Median Real Estate Taxes Paid by Mortgage Status (B25103), 2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimates — Deer Park town, Maryland
- Selected Social Characteristics (DP02), 2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimates — Deer Park town, Maryland
- Total Population (B01003), 2015–2019 ACS 5-year estimates — Deer Park town, Maryland
- Median Gross Rent (B25064), 2015–2019 ACS 5-year estimates — Deer Park town, Maryland
- HUD Fair Market Rents, fiscal year 2027: Garrett County, MD
- HUD Income Limits, fiscal year 2026: Garrett County, MD
- 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 Deer Park town, Maryland (place:22275, 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 .