Fair Market Rent, efficiency (HUD, monthly) in Caroline County

Fair Market Rent, efficiency (HUD, monthly) in Caroline County was $1,002 in 2027, according to the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research. That is up 0.7% from 2026. That is the 17th highest of 24 counties in 2027.

2027, USD1,002
Change on 2026+0.7%
Series high1,0022027
Series low6172015

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Fair Market Rent, efficiency (HUD, monthly) in Caroline County, 2010 to 2027

6007008009001,0001,1002010201320162019202220272010: 642 USD2011: 676 USD2012: 713 USD2013: 752 USD2014: 654 USD2015: 617 USD2016: 620 USD2017: 702 USD2018: 683 USD2019: 725 USD2020: 727 USD2021: 677 USD2022: 723 USD2023: 794 USD2024: 931 USD2025: 981 USD2026: 995 USD2027: 1,002 USD6007008009001,0001,10020102016202220272010: 642 USD2011: 676 USD2012: 713 USD2013: 752 USD2014: 654 USD2015: 617 USD2016: 620 USD2017: 702 USD2018: 683 USD2019: 725 USD2020: 727 USD2021: 677 USD2022: 723 USD2023: 794 USD2024: 931 USD2025: 981 USD2026: 995 USD2027: 1,002 USD
USD. Source: HUD, HUD Fair Market Rents by county: efficiency, monthly gross rent in dollars. Retrieved 2026-10-12.
All 18 values
PeriodUSD
20271,002
2026995
2025981
2024931
2023794
2022723
2021677
2020727
2019725
2018683
2017702
2016620
2015617
2014654
2013752
2012713
2011676
2010642

Caroline County compared with nearby places

Allegany County: 862 USDAnne Arundel County: 1,523 USDBaltimore County: 1,523 USDCalvert County: 1,630 USDCaroline County: 1,002 USDCarroll County: 1,523 USDCecil County: 1,438 USDCharles County: 2,111 USDDorchester County: 868 USDFrederick County: 2,111 USDGarrett County: 853 USDHarford County: 1,523 USDHoward County: 1,523 USDKent County: 956 USDMontgomery County: 2,111 USDPrince George's County: 2,111 USDQueen Anne's County: 1,523 USDSt. Mary's County: 1,328 USDSomerset County: 905 USDTalbot County: 1,081 USDWashington County: 894 USDWicomico County: 1,095 USDWorcester County: 990 USDBaltimore city: 1,523 USD
  • Under 940
  • 940 to 1,100
  • 1,100 to 1,500
  • 1,500 to 1,600
  • 1,600 and over
Fair Market Rent, efficiency (HUD, monthly), 2027, USD. Caroline County is outlined. Same source and period for every area shown. Source: U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

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Definition

Monthly gross rent, in US dollars, that the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) sets for an efficiency (a unit with no separate bedroom) in the HUD area that contains the county.

More on how it is measured
  • Gross rent is the rent plus all utilities paid by the tenant except telephone, cable or satellite television and internet.
  • HUD sets Fair Market Rents at the 40th percentile of gross rents paid by recent movers for standard-quality rental units, from American Community Survey data brought forward to the fiscal year; until 2018 a few metropolitan areas were set at the 50th percentile.
  • They set payment standards for Housing Choice Vouchers and rent ceilings in other HUD programs.

A policy benchmark, not a measured rent: it is lower than the median rent by design and differs from the Census Bureau median gross rent. HUD sets one value per HUD area, a metropolitan area (sometimes split into HUD Metro FMR Areas) or a non-metropolitan county, so every county of a metropolitan area shows the same figure. Counties in the six New England states have no value, because HUD defines their areas by town and a county can span several areas. Where HUD splits off part of a county, the county value is the rest of the county: Howard County, Maryland, without Columbia until FY2015, and Crawford County, Missouri, without its part of Sullivan. The year is HUD's federal fiscal year: FY2027 runs from 1 October 2026 to 30 September 2027.

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U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, HUD USER. HUD Fair Market Rents by county: efficiency, monthly gross rent in dollars. https://www.huduser.gov/portal/datasets/fmr/fmr2027/FY27_FMRs.xlsx. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research. (n.d.). HUD Fair Market Rents by county: efficiency, monthly gross rent in dollars (Fair Market Rent, efficiency (HUD, monthly), Caroline County, 2010 to 2027) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www.huduser.gov/portal/datasets/fmr/fmr2027/FY27_FMRs.xlsx

MLA 9

HUD Fair Market Rents by county: efficiency, monthly gross rent in dollars, Fair Market Rent, efficiency (HUD, monthly), Caroline County, 2010 to 2027. U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research, https://www.huduser.gov/portal/datasets/fmr/fmr2027/FY27_FMRs.xlsx. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/fair-market-rent-efficiency/caroline-county-maryland. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

Chicago (author-date)

U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research. n.d. HUD Fair Market Rents by county: efficiency, monthly gross rent in dollars. Fair Market Rent, efficiency (HUD, monthly), Caroline County, 2010 to 2027. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www.huduser.gov/portal/datasets/fmr/fmr2027/FY27_FMRs.xlsx. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/fair-market-rent-efficiency/caroline-county-maryland.

Harvard

U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research (no date) HUD Fair Market Rents by county: efficiency, monthly gross rent in dollars, Fair Market Rent, efficiency (HUD, monthly), Caroline County, 2010 to 2027 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www.huduser.gov/portal/datasets/fmr/fmr2027/FY27_FMRs.xlsx, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/en/fair-market-rent-efficiency/caroline-county-maryland (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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What is the fair Market Rent, efficiency (HUD, monthly) in Caroline County?

Fair Market Rent, efficiency (HUD, monthly) in Caroline County was $1,002 in 2027, according to the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research. That is up 0.7% from 2026. That is the 17th highest of 24 counties in 2027.

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U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research. HUD Fair Market Rents by county: efficiency, monthly gross rent in dollars. Retrieved by Invokely on 2026-10-12.

What was the highest fair Market Rent, efficiency (HUD, monthly) in Caroline County?

$1,002 in 2027, the highest value since 2010 in this series.

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