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

Fair Market Rent, efficiency (HUD, monthly) in Worcester County was $990 in 2027, according to the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research. That is down 3.6% from 2026. That is the 18th highest of 24 counties in 2027.

2027, USD990
Change on 2026-3.6%
Rank18th of 24Counties in Maryland ranked
Series high1,1092025
Series low5802015

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

4006008001,0001,2002010201320162019202220272010: 689 USD2011: 725 USD2012: 751 USD2013: 695 USD2014: 584 USD2015: 580 USD2016: 610 USD2017: 665 USD2018: 670 USD2019: 725 USD2020: 658 USD2021: 748 USD2022: 759 USD2023: 828 USD2024: 993 USD2025: 1,109 USD2026: 1,027 USD2027: 990 USD4006008001,0001,20020102016202220272010: 689 USD2011: 725 USD2012: 751 USD2013: 695 USD2014: 584 USD2015: 580 USD2016: 610 USD2017: 665 USD2018: 670 USD2019: 725 USD2020: 658 USD2021: 748 USD2022: 759 USD2023: 828 USD2024: 993 USD2025: 1,109 USD2026: 1,027 USD2027: 990 USD
USD. Source: HUD, HUD Fair Market Rents by county: efficiency, monthly gross rent in dollars. Retrieved 2026-10-12.
All 18 values
PeriodUSD
2027990
20261,027
20251,109
2024993
2023828
2022759
2021748
2020658
2019725
2018670
2017665
2016610
2015580
2014584
2013695
2012751
2011725
2010689

Worcester 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. Worcester 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), Worcester 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), Worcester 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/worcester-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), Worcester 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/worcester-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), Worcester 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/worcester-county-maryland (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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

Fair Market Rent, efficiency (HUD, monthly) in Worcester County was $990 in 2027, according to the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research. That is down 3.6% from 2026. That is the 18th 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 Worcester County?

$1,109 in 2025, the highest value since 2010 in this series.

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