# Real Estate search demand in Baltimore

THE SEARCH LEDGER · BALTIMORE, MARYLAND · REAL ESTATE

Every month Baltimore types 49,670 real estate searches into Google. This is the public record of what those searches are, what they cost, and who currently answers them.

BY [SEO BANDWAGON](https://seobandwagon.com/about) · UPDATED WEEKLY · COLLECTED SEP 8, 2026 · [HOW THIS PAGE IS MADE](https://seobandwagon.com/local-seo/baltimore/real-estate#colophon)

85

KEYWORDS TRACKED

Source: [DataForSEO](https://dataforseo.com/), Baltimore metro, Sep 8, 2026

49,670

SEARCHES / MONTH

Source: [DataForSEO](https://dataforseo.com/), Baltimore metro, Sep 8, 2026

$113K

MONTHLY AD VALUE

Source: volume × CPC, computed

$2.44

AVERAGE CPC

Source: [DataForSEO](https://dataforseo.com/), Baltimore metro, Sep 8, 2026

## When Baltimore searches for real estate

Relative search interest by month, indexed 0–100. The pink outline marks the peak. Interest runs highest in MAR and lowest in DEC.

Search interest by month, indexed 0 to 100: January 87, February 86, March 100, April 88, May 86, June 85, July 86, August 99, September 89, October 86, November 74, December 73.

Source: [Google Trends](https://trends.google.com/) 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.

## What Baltimore pays per click for real estate

The 20 highest-volume of 85 tracked keywords, priced at what advertisers actually bid. The dearest click here is **“realtor baltimore”** at $11.30.

| # | KEYWORD | VOL/MO | CPC | DIFFICULTY | INTENT |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | apartments near me | 27,100 | $2.41 | 41 | 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 | townhomes for sale baltimore | 260 | $2.62 | | informational |
| 13 | locust point homes for sale | 260 | $0.65 | 0 | transactional |
| 14 | baltimore md condos | 260 | $2.17 | | informational |
| 15 | homes for sale 21214 | 210 | $0.77 | 0 | transactional |
| 16 | homes for sale in canton md | 210 | $1.16 | 0 | transactional |
| 17 | homes for sale 21215 | 210 | $0.74 | 0 | transactional |
| 18 | roland park real estate | 170 | $0.61 | 0 | commercial |
| 19 | homes for sale baltimore md | 170 | $2.17 | 20 | transactional |
| 20 | 21218 homes for sale | 170 | $0.82 | 0 | transactional |

Source: [DataForSEO](https://dataforseo.com/), Baltimore metro, Sep 8, 2026. Volume and CPC are [Google Ads](https://ads.google.com/home/tools/keyword-planner/) twelve-month averages, so neither moves week to week. Difficulty is DataForSEO’s 0–100 score; blank where it has not been scored.

## Who owns the Baltimore real estate results

Live position tracking for the tracked keyword in this vertical — who Google puts in the [map pack](https://seobandwagon.com/seo-glossary#local-pack), and who holds page one.

apartments near me

27,100/mo · $2.41 CPC · difficulty 41

MAP PACK

-   1 Luminary at One Light 4.8★ 217
-   2 414 Light Street Apartments 4.7★ 276
-   3 Arrive Inner Harbor 4.6★ 558

ORGANIC TOP 5

-   1 apartments.com
-   2 zillow.com
-   3 apartmentfinder.com
-   4 rent.com
-   5 hotpads.com

Source: [DataForSEO](https://dataforseo.com/), Baltimore metro, Sep 8, 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 real estate businesses competing in Baltimore

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 ★ | 558 | Apartment complex | YES |
| #2 | Maplewood Apartments | 4.7 ★ | 363 | Apartment complex | YES |
| #3 | Arrive Union Wharf | 4.8 ★ | 319 | Apartment complex | YES |
| #4 | 414 Light Street Apartments | 4.7 ★ | 276 | Apartment building | YES |
| #5 | Mount Vernon Apartments | 4.4 ★ | 257 | Apartment rental agency | YES |
| #6 | 101 Cross Street | 4.6 ★ | 236 | Apartment rental agency | YES |
| #7 | Anthem House | 4.6 ★ | 222 | Apartment rental agency | YES |
| #8 | Avalon 555 President | 4.4 ★ | 218 | Apartment rental agency | YES |
| #9 | Luminary at One Light | 4.8 ★ | 217 | Apartment rental agency | YES |
| #10 | Axel Brewers Hill | 4.3 ★ | 207 | Apartment complex | YES |
| #11 | The Crescent at Fells Point | 4.7 ★ | 199 | Apartment rental agency | YES |
| #12 | The Apartments at Charles Plaza | 4.1 ★ | 196 | Apartment complex | YES |

Source: [Google Maps](https://www.google.com/maps) listings, [DataForSEO](https://dataforseo.com/), Baltimore metro, Sep 8, 2026. Ranked by review count, which is a proxy for how established a listing is — not a ranking claim.

## Real Estate brands Baltimore searches by name

Branded demand is the clearest read on who has built recall here — searches for a business by name, the volume nobody has to bid for.

21230 real estate 40/mo

canton baltimore real estate 20/mo

21210 condo 10/mo

real estate 21223 10/mo

butchers hill real estate 10/mo

greenspring real estate 10/mo

dominion real estate baltimore 10/mo

Source: [DataForSEO](https://dataforseo.com/), Baltimore metro, Sep 8, 2026. Brand searches identified from the tracked keyword set.

## What Baltimore asks about real estate

People Also Ask questions collected verbatim from Baltimore real estate results — the literal wording Google is already surfacing.

What is the cheapest rent for an apartment?

What are some cheap places to live in Baltimore?

What credit score is needed for an apartment?

What is the cheapest thing to rent to live in?

Source: Google People Also Ask, [DataForSEO](https://dataforseo.com/), Baltimore metro, Sep 8, 2026. Questions are reproduced as collected; we do not answer them here.

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## More Baltimore search data

Every other vertical we track in this metro, with its monthly search demand.

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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 Sep 8, 2026. Sections with no data are omitted rather than filled.

Baltimore, Maryland · Real Estate · 85 keywords · collected Sep 8, 2026

Collected and published by [SEO Bandwagon](https://seobandwagon.com/about), tracking [local search](https://seobandwagon.com/seo-glossary#local-search) since 2010. These 85 real estate keywords come from the same weekly sweep as [Google Business Profile Benchmarks](https://seobandwagon.com/research/gbp-benchmarks), whose method and verification are published in full. If a number here is wrong, [tell us](https://seobandwagon.com/contact).

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