Zip lookup · MD

21561
Swanton, Maryland.

Swanton, Garrett County, MD · population 2,412

What it costs per month · 21561 $3,092/mo

to buy the typical home at today's mortgage rate — +$1,888 (+157%) since Jan 2020.

What the home itself did
1 year
Up $7,885 +1%
$581,166$589,052 since Sep 2025
5 years
Up $101,143 +21%
$487,908$589,052 since Sep 2021

Monthly payment to buy the typical home

Home value × that month's 30-year mortgage rate, 20% down, principal and interest. This is the line households feel: prices and rates compound each other.

$1,000 $2,000 $3,000 2002 2006 2010 2014 2018 2022 2026 21561 $3,092 United States $1,922
$1,000 $2,000 $3,000 2002 2010 2018 2026
  • 21561$3,092
  • United States$1,922

At the last five years' pace, a typical home here doubles in price every 18 years.

Typical home values in zip 21561 rose 1.4% over the past year — in step with the nation.

Zillow also publishes an index for the city itself: Swanton, MD — measured over the city limits, which is a different area from this zip.

Typical home value $589,052 as of Sep 2026
+1.4%year on year

Typical home value — 21561

Mid-tier homes, smoothed and seasonally adjusted.

$200,000 $400,000 $600,000 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 21561 $589,052 United States $366,157
$200,000 $400,000 $600,000 2018 2022 2026
  • 21561$589,052
  • United States$366,157

Within 20 miles

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6.8 21523 Bloomington 150 — $122,762
6.9 21538 Kitzmiller 678 — $88,140
8.2 21562 Westernport 3,032 — $91,034
9.0 21521 Barton 1,400 — $124,293
9.5 21541 McHenry 1,335 — $630,641
10.7 26717 Elk Garden 1,593 — $131,320
10.9 21520 Accident 1,918 — $313,579
11.0 21536 Grantsville 3,833 — $242,951
12.4 21539 Lonaconing 1,975 — $104,580
12.4 21550 Oakland 13,691 — $297,643
13.6 26726 Keyser 12,629 — $186,234
15.1 21557 Rawlings 1,481 — $181,249
15.5 21531 Friendsville 2,487 — $221,718
16.0 26743 New Creek 2,216 — $228,850
16.9 21532 Frostburg 13,647 $948 $178,066
18.2 15558 Salisbury 1,960 — $180,204
18.6 15411 Addison 695 — $192,003
19.1 26710 Burlington 1,912 — $207,371
19.3 26764 Terra Alta 4,175 — $178,931
19.9 26739 Mount Storm 702 — $142,045

Coordinates and population from SimpleMaps US Zips (Basic). Rent and home values from Zillow Research.