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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 2025, at $2,012. Allegany County had the lowest, at $655. The median was $1,407. Source: the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research.

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Highest2,012Calvert County
Lowest655Allegany County
Median1,40724 counties

Map of counties, 2025

Allegany County: 655 USDAnne Arundel County: 1,407 USDBaltimore County: 1,407 USDCalvert County: 2,012 USDCaroline County: 981 USDCarroll County: 1,407 USDCecil County: 1,372 USDCharles County: 2,012 USDDorchester County: 917 USDFrederick County: 2,012 USDGarrett County: 811 USDHarford County: 1,407 USDHoward County: 1,407 USDKent County: 1,106 USDMontgomery County: 2,012 USDPrince George's County: 2,012 USDQueen Anne's County: 1,407 USDSt. Mary's County: 1,493 USDSomerset County: 946 USDTalbot County: 1,210 USDWashington County: 852 USDWicomico County: 1,129 USDWorcester County: 1,109 USDBaltimore city: 1,407 USD
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  • 970 to 1,200
  • 1,200 to 1,400
  • 1,400 to 1,700
  • 1,700 and over
USD, 2025. Source: HUD, HUD Fair Market Rents by county: efficiency, monthly gross rent in dollars. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

All counties, 2025

Calvert County: 2,012 USDCalvert County2,012Charles County: 2,012 USDCharles County2,012Frederick County: 2,012 USDFrederick County2,012Montgomery County: 2,012 USDMontgomery County2,012Prince George's County: 2,012 USDPrince George's County2,012St. Mary's County: 1,493 USDSt. Mary's County1,493Anne Arundel County: 1,407 USDAnne Arundel County1,407Baltimore city: 1,407 USDBaltimore city1,407Baltimore County: 1,407 USDBaltimore County1,407Carroll County: 1,407 USDCarroll County1,407Harford County: 1,407 USDHarford County1,407Howard County: 1,407 USDHoward County1,407Queen Anne's County: 1,407 USDQueen Anne's County1,407Cecil County: 1,372 USDCecil County1,372Talbot County: 1,210 USDTalbot County1,210Wicomico County: 1,129 USDWicomico County1,129Worcester County: 1,109 USDWorcester County1,109Kent County: 1,106 USDKent County1,106Caroline County: 981 USDCaroline County981Somerset County: 946 USDSomerset County946Dorchester County: 917 USDDorchester County917Washington County: 852 USDWashington County852Garrett County: 811 USDGarrett County811Allegany County: 655 USDAllegany County655Calvert County: 2,012 USDCalvert County2,012Charles County: 2,012 USDCharles County2,012Frederick County: 2,012 USDFrederick County2,012Montgomery County: 2,012 USDMontgomery County2,012Prince George's County: 2,012 USDPrince George's County2,012St. Mary's County: 1,493 USDSt. Mary's County1,493Anne Arundel County: 1,407 USDAnne Arundel County1,407Baltimore city: 1,407 USDBaltimore city1,407Baltimore County: 1,407 USDBaltimore County1,407Carroll County: 1,407 USDCarroll County1,407Harford County: 1,407 USDHarford County1,407Howard County: 1,407 USDHoward County1,407Queen Anne's County: 1,407 USDQueen Anne's County1,407Cecil County: 1,372 USDCecil County1,372Talbot County: 1,210 USDTalbot County1,210Wicomico County: 1,129 USDWicomico County1,129Worcester County: 1,109 USDWorcester County1,109Kent County: 1,106 USDKent County1,106Caroline County: 981 USDCaroline County981Somerset County: 946 USDSomerset County946Dorchester County: 917 USDDorchester County917Washington County: 852 USDWashington County852Garrett County: 811 USDGarrett County811Allegany County: 655 USDAllegany County655
USD. Source: HUD, HUD Fair Market Rents by county: efficiency, monthly gross rent in dollars. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2025
USD		Change on 2024
1Calvert County2,012+13.5%
1Charles County2,012+13.5%
1Frederick County2,012+13.5%
1Montgomery County2,012+13.5%
1Prince George's County2,012+13.5%
6St. Mary's County1,493+1.6%
7Anne Arundel County1,407+2%
7Baltimore city1,407+2%
7Baltimore County1,407+2%
7Carroll County1,407+2%
7Harford County1,407+2%
7Howard County1,407+2%
7Queen Anne's County1,407+2%
14Cecil County1,372+5.3%
15Talbot County1,210+1.2%
16Wicomico County1,129+13.9%
17Worcester County1,109+11.7%
18Kent County1,106+0.5%
19Caroline County981+5.4%
20Somerset County946+13.7%
21Dorchester County917+3%
22Washington County852+2.7%
23Garrett County811+3.3%
24Allegany County655+5%

Other periods

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/fmr2025/FY25_FMRs_revised.xlsx. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research. (2025). HUD Fair Market Rents by county: efficiency, monthly gross rent in dollars (Counties in Maryland by fair Market Rent, efficiency (HUD, monthly), 2025) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www.huduser.gov/portal/datasets/fmr/fmr2025/FY25_FMRs_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), 2025. U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research, 18 Feb. 2025, https://www.huduser.gov/portal/datasets/fmr/fmr2025/FY25_FMRs_revised.xlsx. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/fair-market-rent-efficiency/maryland-counties?period=2025. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research. 2025. HUD Fair Market Rents by county: efficiency, monthly gross rent in dollars. Counties in Maryland by fair Market Rent, efficiency (HUD, monthly), 2025. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www.huduser.gov/portal/datasets/fmr/fmr2025/FY25_FMRs_revised.xlsx. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/fair-market-rent-efficiency/maryland-counties?period=2025.

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U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research (2025) HUD Fair Market Rents by county: efficiency, monthly gross rent in dollars, Counties in Maryland by fair Market Rent, efficiency (HUD, monthly), 2025 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www.huduser.gov/portal/datasets/fmr/fmr2025/FY25_FMRs_revised.xlsx, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/fair-market-rent-efficiency/maryland-counties?period=2025 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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

Calvert County, with $2,012 in 2025, 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 $655 in 2025.

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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