THE SEARCH LEDGER · BALTIMORE, MARYLAND · REAL ESTATE
Every month Baltimore types 46,380 real estate searches into Google. This is the public record of what those searches are, what they cost, and who currently answers them.
Relative search interest by month, indexed 0–100. The pink outline marks the peak. Interest runs highest in MAR and lowest in DEC.
SRC: Google Trends relative interest for the Real Estate category in Baltimore — a 0–100 index, not a search count. One curve per category is the granularity available; it is not split per keyword.
All 19 tracked keywords, priced at what advertisers actually bid. The dearest click here is “best realtors in baltimore” at $50.83.
| # | KEYWORD | VOL/MO | CPC | DIFFICULTY | INTENT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | apartments near me | 27,100 | $2.41 | 44 | transactional |
| 2 | apartments baltimore | 6,600 | $2.42 | 13 | commercial |
| 3 | baltimore homes for sale | 3,600 | $1.24 | 20 | transactional |
| 4 | homes for sale near me | 3,600 | $0.93 | 63 | transactional |
| 5 | homes for sale baltimore | 1,300 | $1.25 | 20 | transactional |
| 6 | condos in baltimore for sale | 880 | $1.60 | informational | |
| 7 | realtor near me | 720 | $10.38 | 65 | transactional |
| 8 | roland park homes for sale | 390 | $0.61 | 0 | transactional |
| 9 | homes for sale 21229 | 390 | $0.55 | 0 | transactional |
| 10 | realtor baltimore | 320 | $11.30 | 0 | commercial |
| 11 | real estate agents baltimore | 260 | $5.28 | 0 | commercial |
| 12 | baltimore real estate | 260 | $0.87 | navigational | |
| 13 | townhomes for sale baltimore | 260 | $2.62 | informational | |
| 14 | locust point homes for sale | 260 | $0.65 | 0 | transactional |
| 15 | baltimore condominiums | 260 | $2.17 | informational | |
| 16 | realtors in baltimore md | 140 | $15.33 | 8 | commercial |
| 17 | top real estate agents in baltimore | 20 | $1.95 | 0 | commercial |
| 18 | baltimore city real estate agents | 10 | $12.75 | 3 | commercial |
| 19 | best realtors in baltimore | 10 | $50.83 | 0 | commercial |
SRC: DataForSEO, Baltimore metro, Aug 30, 2026. Volume and CPC are Google Ads twelve-month averages, so neither moves week to week. Difficulty is DataForSEO’s 0–100 score; blank where it has not been scored.
Live position tracking for the tracked keyword in this vertical — who Google puts in the map pack, and who holds page one.
SRC: DataForSEO, Baltimore metro, Aug 30, 2026. LOCAL marks an organic domain that matches a business tracked in this metro; an unmarked domain is simply not one of them, which includes directories and firms we do not track.
The 12 most-reviewed businesses we track in this vertical, with the profile signals that put them where they are.
| RANK | BUSINESS | RATING | REVIEWS | CATEGORY | WEBSITE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Arrive Inner Harbor | 4.6 ★ | 552 | Apartment complex | YES |
| #2 | Maplewood Apartments | 4.7 ★ | 363 | Apartment complex | YES |
| #3 | Arrive Union Wharf | 4.8 ★ | 317 | Apartment complex | YES |
| #4 | 414 Light Street Apartments | 4.7 ★ | 274 | Apartment building | YES |
| #5 | Mount Vernon Apartments | 4.4 ★ | 257 | Apartment rental agency | YES |
| #6 | 101 Cross Street | 4.6 ★ | 234 | Apartment rental agency | YES |
| #7 | Anthem House | 4.6 ★ | 218 | Apartment rental agency | YES |
| #8 | Avalon 555 President | 4.4 ★ | 218 | Apartment rental agency | YES |
| #9 | Luminary at One Light | 4.8 ★ | 216 | Apartment rental agency | YES |
| #10 | Axel Brewers Hill | 4.3 ★ | 207 | Apartment complex | YES |
| #11 | The Crescent at Fells Point | 4.7 ★ | 198 | Apartment rental agency | YES |
| #12 | The Apartments at Charles Plaza | 4.1 ★ | 195 | Apartment complex | YES |
SRC: Google Maps listings, DataForSEO, Baltimore metro, Aug 30, 2026. Ranked by review count, which is a proxy for how established a listing is — not a ranking claim.
People Also Ask questions collected verbatim from Baltimore real estate results — the literal wording Google is already surfacing.
Where is it cheapest to rent an apartment?
What are some cheap places to live in Baltimore?
Where can I live if I can't afford an apartment?
What credit score is needed for an apartment?
SRC: Google People Also Ask, DataForSEO, Baltimore metro, Aug 30, 2026. Questions are reproduced as collected; we do not answer them here.
Everything above is the market. If you want to be in it, start with where you stand today.
Every other vertical we track in this metro, with its monthly search demand.
HOW THIS PAGE IS MADE
Every figure is collected, not estimated. Keyword volume and cost-per-click come from Google Ads via DataForSEO and are twelve-month averages, so neither moves week to week — a weekly delta on either would measure the averaging window, not the market. Map-pack and organic positions are a live SERP read taken Aug 30, 2026. Sections with no data are omitted rather than filled.
Baltimore, Maryland · Real Estate · 19 keywords · collected Aug 30, 2026
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