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ZIP code 21042

21042 is in Howard County, Maryland.

43,327Residents
$190,061Median household income
$2,183/moMedian gross rent
$706,400Median home value
45.1Median age
73%Adults with a bachelor’s degree or higher
85%Homes lived in by their owners
3.7×Home value to household income

Median rent takes about 14% of the median household income in ZIP 21042.

What pay do you need to rent here?

To keep rent at or below 30% of gross pay, you would need about $87,000 a year. In Maryland that leaves roughly $5,401 a month after tax. See the full paycheck breakdown for $85,000.

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Source: Census ACS 2024 ACS 5-year, ZIP code tabulation areas. ZCTAs approximate postal ZIP codes and can differ from them. Small areas carry larger margins of error.