# Counties in Maryland by fair Market Rent, efficiency (HUD, monthly), 2027

All 24 values come from U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research for 2027, so the places are comparable.

- Indicator id: `fair_market_rent_0br`
- Unit: USD
- 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. 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.
- Source: 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 (https://www.huduser.gov/portal/datasets/fmr/fmr2027/FY27_FMRs.xlsx)
- Publisher page: https://invokely.ai/en/publishers/department-of-housing-and-urban-development
- Retrieved: 2026-10-12
- Citation: 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.
- Web page: https://invokely.ai/rankings/fair-market-rent-efficiency/maryland-counties

| Rank | Place | USD |
|---:|---|---:|
| 1 | Charles County | 2,111 |
| 1 | Frederick County | 2,111 |
| 1 | Montgomery County | 2,111 |
| 1 | Prince George's County | 2,111 |
| 5 | Calvert County | 1,630 |
| 6 | Anne Arundel County | 1,523 |
| 6 | Baltimore city | 1,523 |
| 6 | Baltimore County | 1,523 |
| 6 | Carroll County | 1,523 |
| 6 | Harford County | 1,523 |
| 6 | Howard County | 1,523 |
| 6 | Queen Anne's County | 1,523 |
| 13 | Cecil County | 1,438 |
| 14 | St. Mary's County | 1,328 |
| 15 | Wicomico County | 1,095 |
| 16 | Talbot County | 1,081 |
| 17 | Caroline County | 1,002 |
| 18 | Worcester County | 990 |
| 19 | Kent County | 956 |
| 20 | Somerset County | 905 |
| 21 | Washington County | 894 |
| 22 | Dorchester County | 868 |
| 23 | Allegany County | 862 |
| 24 | Garrett County | 853 |