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Fair Market Rent, three bedrooms (HUD, monthly) in Howard County

Fair Market Rent, three bedrooms (HUD, monthly) in Howard County was $2,509 in 2027, according to the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research. That is up 6.4% from 2026. That is the 6th highest of 24 counties in 2027.

2027, USD2,509
Change on 2026+6.4%
Rank6th of 24Counties in Maryland ranked
Series high2,5292025
Series low1,5452010

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Fair Market Rent, three bedrooms (HUD, monthly) in Howard County, 2010 to 2027

1,4001,6001,8002,0002,2002,4002,6002010201320162019202220272010: 1,545 USD2011: 1,622 USD2012: 1,581 USD2013: 1,598 USD2014: 1,599 USD2015: 1,574 USD2016: 1,663 USD2017: 1,769 USD2018: 1,815 USD2019: 1,732 USD2020: 1,781 USD2021: 1,793 USD2022: 1,809 USD2023: 2,009 USD2024: 2,519 USD2025: 2,529 USD2026: 2,358 USD2027: 2,509 USD1,5001,7502,0002,2502,5002,75020102016202220272010: 1,545 USD2011: 1,622 USD2012: 1,581 USD2013: 1,598 USD2014: 1,599 USD2015: 1,574 USD2016: 1,663 USD2017: 1,769 USD2018: 1,815 USD2019: 1,732 USD2020: 1,781 USD2021: 1,793 USD2022: 1,809 USD2023: 2,009 USD2024: 2,519 USD2025: 2,529 USD2026: 2,358 USD2027: 2,509 USD
USD. Source: HUD, HUD Fair Market Rents by county: three bedrooms, monthly gross rent in dollars. Retrieved 2026-10-12.
All 18 values
PeriodUSD
20272,509
20262,358
20252,529
20242,519
20232,009
20221,809
20211,793
20201,781
20191,732
20181,815
20171,769
20161,663
20151,574
20141,599
20131,598
20121,581
20111,622
20101,545

Howard County compared with nearby places

Allegany County: 1,383 USDAnne Arundel County: 2,509 USDBaltimore County: 2,509 USDCalvert County: 2,617 USDCaroline County: 1,623 USDCarroll County: 2,509 USDCecil County: 2,216 USDCharles County: 3,107 USDDorchester County: 1,605 USDFrederick County: 3,107 USDGarrett County: 1,339 USDHarford County: 2,509 USDHoward County: 2,509 USDKent County: 1,603 USDMontgomery County: 3,107 USDPrince George's County: 3,107 USDQueen Anne's County: 2,509 USDSt. Mary's County: 2,242 USDSomerset County: 1,498 USDTalbot County: 1,968 USDWashington County: 1,714 USDWicomico County: 1,870 USDWorcester County: 1,639 USDBaltimore city: 2,509 USD
  • Under 1,600
  • 1,600 to 2,000
  • 2,000 to 2,500
  • 2,500 to 2,600
  • 2,600 and over
Fair Market Rent, three bedrooms (HUD, monthly), 2027, USD. Howard 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 a three-bedroom unit 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: three bedrooms, 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: three bedrooms, monthly gross rent in dollars (Fair Market Rent, three bedrooms (HUD, monthly), Howard 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: three bedrooms, monthly gross rent in dollars, Fair Market Rent, three bedrooms (HUD, monthly), Howard 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-three-bedroom/howard-county-maryland. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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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: three bedrooms, monthly gross rent in dollars. Fair Market Rent, three bedrooms (HUD, monthly), Howard 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-three-bedroom/howard-county-maryland.

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U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research (no date) HUD Fair Market Rents by county: three bedrooms, monthly gross rent in dollars, Fair Market Rent, three bedrooms (HUD, monthly), Howard 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-three-bedroom/howard-county-maryland (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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  title = {{HUD Fair Market Rents by county: three bedrooms, monthly gross rent in dollars: Fair Market Rent, three bedrooms (HUD, monthly), Howard County, 2010 to 2027}},
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What is the fair Market Rent, three bedrooms (HUD, monthly) in Howard County?

Fair Market Rent, three bedrooms (HUD, monthly) in Howard County was $2,509 in 2027, according to the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research. That is up 6.4% from 2026. That is the 6th 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: three bedrooms, monthly gross rent in dollars. Retrieved by Invokely on 2026-10-12.

What was the highest fair Market Rent, three bedrooms (HUD, monthly) in Howard County?

$2,529 in 2025, the highest value since 2010 in this series.

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