Zip lookup · MD

21620
Chestertown, Maryland.

Chestertown, Kent County, MD · Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD metro · population 13,810

What it costs per month · 21620 $2,042/mo

to buy the typical home at today's mortgage rate — +$1,110 (+119%) since Jan 2020.

What the home itself did
1 year
Up $7,363 +2%
$381,711$389,073 since Sep 2025
5 years
Up $67,992 +21%
$321,081$389,073 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.

$500 $1,000 $1,500 $2,000 2002 2006 2010 2014 2018 2022 2026 21620 $2,042 United States $1,922
$500 $1,000 $1,500 $2,000 2002 2010 2018 2026
  • 21620$2,042
  • 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 21620 rose 1.9% over the past year — faster than the nation's +1.2%.

This zip spans 2 counties: Kent County, MD 75% · Queen Annes County, MD 25%

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

Typical home value $389,073 as of Sep 2026
+1.9%year on year

Typical home value — 21620

Mid-tier homes, smoothed and seasonally adjusted.

$250,000 $300,000 $350,000 $400,000 2018 2020 2022 2024 2026 21620 $389,073 Baltimore $396,959 United States $366,157
$250,000 $300,000 $350,000 $400,000 2018 2022 2026
  • 21620$389,073
  • Baltimore$396,959
  • United States$366,157

Within 20 miles

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7.1 21678 Worton 1,658 — $373,929
8.9 21661 Rock Hall 2,613 — $364,868
9.0 21623 Church Hill 2,669 — $449,568
9.1 21628 Crumpton 248 — $325,385
9.7 21667 Still Pond 291 — $300,567
10.3 21645 Kennedyville 959 — $542,033
11.0 21610 Betterton 391 — $319,243
11.2 21617 Centreville 10,428 — $529,030
12.7 21668 Sudlersville 2,011 — $405,698
12.8 21651 Millington 2,290 — $349,020
13.4 21607 Barclay 597 — $389,058
16.2 21635 Galena 2,085 — $419,292
16.7 21650 Massey 265 — $381,149
16.9 21919 Earleville 3,626 — $377,401
16.9 21640 Henderson 1,163 — $396,056
17.4 21649 Marydel 1,890 — $313,701
18.2 21913 Cecilton 820 — $304,906
18.3 21657 Queen Anne 1,354 — $465,948
18.6 21658 Queenstown 3,632 — $648,569
18.8 21040 Edgewood 24,960 $1,750 $261,845
19.1 21052 Fort Howard 409 — $344,359
19.1 21638 Grasonville 5,420 — $577,960
19.1 21220 Middle River 42,824 $1,708 $329,352
19.2 21219 Sparrows Point 9,565 — $381,521
19.8 21221 Essex 43,487 $1,685 $290,157
19.9 21636 Goldsboro 1,097 — $333,794
20.0 21679 Wye Mills 306 — $660,157

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