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

Calvert County had the highest fair Market Rent, efficiency (HUD, monthly) of 24 counties in 2024, at $1,772. Allegany County had the lowest, at $624. The median was $1,379. Source: the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research.

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Highest1,772Calvert County
Lowest624Allegany County
Median1,37924 counties

Map of counties, 2024

Allegany County: 624 USDAnne Arundel County: 1,379 USDBaltimore County: 1,379 USDCalvert County: 1,772 USDCaroline County: 931 USDCarroll County: 1,379 USDCecil County: 1,303 USDCharles County: 1,772 USDDorchester County: 890 USDFrederick County: 1,772 USDGarrett County: 785 USDHarford County: 1,379 USDHoward County: 1,379 USDKent County: 1,100 USDMontgomery County: 1,772 USDPrince George's County: 1,772 USDQueen Anne's County: 1,379 USDSt. Mary's County: 1,470 USDSomerset County: 832 USDTalbot County: 1,196 USDWashington County: 830 USDWicomico County: 991 USDWorcester County: 993 USDBaltimore city: 1,379 USD
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  • 1,600 and over
USD, 2024. Source: HUD, HUD Fair Market Rents by county: efficiency, monthly gross rent in dollars. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

All counties, 2024

Calvert County: 1,772 USDCalvert County1,772Charles County: 1,772 USDCharles County1,772Frederick County: 1,772 USDFrederick County1,772Montgomery County: 1,772 USDMontgomery County1,772Prince George's County: 1,772 USDPrince George's County1,772St. Mary's County: 1,470 USDSt. Mary's County1,470Anne Arundel County: 1,379 USDAnne Arundel County1,379Baltimore city: 1,379 USDBaltimore city1,379Baltimore County: 1,379 USDBaltimore County1,379Carroll County: 1,379 USDCarroll County1,379Harford County: 1,379 USDHarford County1,379Howard County: 1,379 USDHoward County1,379Queen Anne's County: 1,379 USDQueen Anne's County1,379Cecil County: 1,303 USDCecil County1,303Talbot County: 1,196 USDTalbot County1,196Kent County: 1,100 USDKent County1,100Worcester County: 993 USDWorcester County993Wicomico County: 991 USDWicomico County991Caroline County: 931 USDCaroline County931Dorchester County: 890 USDDorchester County890Somerset County: 832 USDSomerset County832Washington County: 830 USDWashington County830Garrett County: 785 USDGarrett County785Allegany County: 624 USDAllegany County624Calvert County: 1,772 USDCalvert County1,772Charles County: 1,772 USDCharles County1,772Frederick County: 1,772 USDFrederick County1,772Montgomery County: 1,772 USDMontgomery County1,772Prince George's County: 1,772 USDPrince George's County1,772St. Mary's County: 1,470 USDSt. Mary's County1,470Anne Arundel County: 1,379 USDAnne Arundel County1,379Baltimore city: 1,379 USDBaltimore city1,379Baltimore County: 1,379 USDBaltimore County1,379Carroll County: 1,379 USDCarroll County1,379Harford County: 1,379 USDHarford County1,379Howard County: 1,379 USDHoward County1,379Queen Anne's County: 1,379 USDQueen Anne's County1,379Cecil County: 1,303 USDCecil County1,303Talbot County: 1,196 USDTalbot County1,196Kent County: 1,100 USDKent County1,100Worcester County: 993 USDWorcester County993Wicomico County: 991 USDWicomico County991Caroline County: 931 USDCaroline County931Dorchester County: 890 USDDorchester County890Somerset County: 832 USDSomerset County832Washington County: 830 USDWashington County830Garrett County: 785 USDGarrett County785Allegany County: 624 USDAllegany County624
USD. Source: HUD, HUD Fair Market Rents by county: efficiency, monthly gross rent in dollars. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2024
USD		Change on 2023
1Calvert County1,772+11.5%
1Charles County1,772+11.5%
1Frederick County1,772+11.5%
1Montgomery County1,772+11.5%
1Prince George's County1,772+11.5%
6St. Mary's County1,470+12.7%
7Anne Arundel County1,379+27.4%
7Baltimore city1,379+27.4%
7Baltimore County1,379+27.4%
7Carroll County1,379+27.4%
7Harford County1,379+27.4%
7Howard County1,379+27.4%
7Queen Anne's County1,379+27.4%
14Cecil County1,303+20.5%
15Talbot County1,196+18.1%
16Kent County1,100+25.7%
17Worcester County993+19.9%
18Wicomico County991+15.8%
19Caroline County931+17.3%
20Dorchester County890+13.5%
21Somerset County832+19.4%
22Washington County830+17.1%
23Garrett County785+12.8%
24Allegany County624+11.4%

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About this ranking

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.

Every value in the ranking comes from the same publisher and the same period, so the counties are compared on one definition. Equal values share a rank.

How to cite

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/fmr2024/FMR2024_final_revised.xlsx. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research. (2024). HUD Fair Market Rents by county: efficiency, monthly gross rent in dollars (Counties in Maryland by fair Market Rent, efficiency (HUD, monthly), 2024) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www.huduser.gov/portal/datasets/fmr/fmr2024/FMR2024_final_revised.xlsx

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HUD Fair Market Rents by county: efficiency, monthly gross rent in dollars, Counties in Maryland by fair Market Rent, efficiency (HUD, monthly), 2024. U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research, 4 Mar. 2024, https://www.huduser.gov/portal/datasets/fmr/fmr2024/FMR2024_final_revised.xlsx. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/fair-market-rent-efficiency/maryland-counties?period=2024. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research. 2024. HUD Fair Market Rents by county: efficiency, monthly gross rent in dollars. Counties in Maryland by fair Market Rent, efficiency (HUD, monthly), 2024. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www.huduser.gov/portal/datasets/fmr/fmr2024/FMR2024_final_revised.xlsx. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/fair-market-rent-efficiency/maryland-counties?period=2024.

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U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research (2024) HUD Fair Market Rents by county: efficiency, monthly gross rent in dollars, Counties in Maryland by fair Market Rent, efficiency (HUD, monthly), 2024 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www.huduser.gov/portal/datasets/fmr/fmr2024/FMR2024_final_revised.xlsx, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/fair-market-rent-efficiency/maryland-counties?period=2024 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest fair Market Rent, efficiency (HUD, monthly)?

Calvert County, with $1,772 in 2024, according to the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research.

Which county has the lowest fair Market Rent, efficiency (HUD, monthly)?

Allegany County, with $624 in 2024.

Where does this ranking come from?

Every value comes from one source and one period, so the places are comparable: 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 2026-10-12.

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