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

Calvert County had the highest fair Market Rent, four bedrooms (HUD, monthly) of 24 counties in 2016, at $2,726. Somerset County had the lowest, at $1,033. The median was $1,934. Source: the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research.

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Highest2,726Calvert County
Lowest1,033Somerset County
Median1,93424 counties

Map of counties, 2016

Allegany County: 1,111 USDAnne Arundel County: 1,934 USDBaltimore County: 1,934 USDCalvert County: 2,726 USDCaroline County: 1,257 USDCarroll County: 1,934 USDCecil County: 1,659 USDCharles County: 2,726 USDDorchester County: 1,116 USDFrederick County: 2,726 USDGarrett County: 1,153 USDHarford County: 1,934 USDHoward County: 1,934 USDKent County: 1,507 USDMontgomery County: 2,726 USDPrince George's County: 2,726 USDQueen Anne's County: 1,934 USDSt. Mary's County: 2,017 USDSomerset County: 1,033 USDTalbot County: 1,564 USDWashington County: 1,502 USDWicomico County: 1,541 USDWorcester County: 1,524 USDBaltimore city: 1,934 USD
  • Under 1,400
  • 1,400 to 1,600
  • 1,600 to 1,900
  • 1,900 to 2,300
  • 2,300 and over
USD, 2016. Source: HUD, HUD Fair Market Rents by county: four bedrooms, monthly gross rent in dollars. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

All counties, 2016

Calvert County: 2,726 USDCalvert County2,726Charles County: 2,726 USDCharles County2,726Frederick County: 2,726 USDFrederick County2,726Montgomery County: 2,726 USDMontgomery County2,726Prince George's County: 2,726 USDPrince George's County2,726St. Mary's County: 2,017 USDSt. Mary's County2,017Anne Arundel County: 1,934 USDAnne Arundel County1,934Baltimore city: 1,934 USDBaltimore city1,934Baltimore County: 1,934 USDBaltimore County1,934Carroll County: 1,934 USDCarroll County1,934Harford County: 1,934 USDHarford County1,934Howard County: 1,934 USDHoward County1,934Queen Anne's County: 1,934 USDQueen Anne's County1,934Cecil County: 1,659 USDCecil County1,659Talbot County: 1,564 USDTalbot County1,564Wicomico County: 1,541 USDWicomico County1,541Worcester County: 1,524 USDWorcester County1,524Kent County: 1,507 USDKent County1,507Washington County: 1,502 USDWashington County1,502Caroline County: 1,257 USDCaroline County1,257Garrett County: 1,153 USDGarrett County1,153Dorchester County: 1,116 USDDorchester County1,116Allegany County: 1,111 USDAllegany County1,111Somerset County: 1,033 USDSomerset County1,033Calvert County: 2,726 USDCalvert County2,726Charles County: 2,726 USDCharles County2,726Frederick County: 2,726 USDFrederick County2,726Montgomery County: 2,726 USDMontgomery County2,726Prince George's County: 2,726 USDPrince George's County2,726St. Mary's County: 2,017 USDSt. Mary's County2,017Anne Arundel County: 1,934 USDAnne Arundel County1,934Baltimore city: 1,934 USDBaltimore city1,934Baltimore County: 1,934 USDBaltimore County1,934Carroll County: 1,934 USDCarroll County1,934Harford County: 1,934 USDHarford County1,934Howard County: 1,934 USDHoward County1,934Queen Anne's County: 1,934 USDQueen Anne's County1,934Cecil County: 1,659 USDCecil County1,659Talbot County: 1,564 USDTalbot County1,564Wicomico County: 1,541 USDWicomico County1,541Worcester County: 1,524 USDWorcester County1,524Kent County: 1,507 USDKent County1,507Washington County: 1,502 USDWashington County1,502Caroline County: 1,257 USDCaroline County1,257Garrett County: 1,153 USDGarrett County1,153Dorchester County: 1,116 USDDorchester County1,116Allegany County: 1,111 USDAllegany County1,111Somerset County: 1,033 USDSomerset County1,033
USD. Source: HUD, HUD Fair Market Rents by county: four bedrooms, monthly gross rent in dollars. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2016
USD		Change on 2015
1Calvert County2,726+11.2%
1Charles County2,726+11.2%
1Frederick County2,726+11.2%
1Montgomery County2,726+11.2%
1Prince George's County2,726+11.2%
6St. Mary's County2,017-7.8%
7Anne Arundel County1,934+12.9%
7Baltimore city1,934+12.9%
7Baltimore County1,934+12.9%
7Carroll County1,934+12.9%
7Harford County1,934+12.9%
7Howard County1,934+12.9%
7Queen Anne's County1,934+12.9%
14Cecil County1,659+7.3%
15Talbot County1,564-12.7%
16Wicomico County1,541+17.8%
17Worcester County1,524+14%
18Kent County1,507-1.8%
19Washington County1,502+24.9%
20Caroline County1,2570%
21Garrett County1,153+31.9%
22Dorchester County1,116-0.1%
23Allegany County1,111+11.4%
24Somerset County1,033+7%

Other periods

About this ranking

Monthly gross rent, in US dollars, that the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) sets for a four-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.

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: four bedrooms, monthly gross rent in dollars. https://www.huduser.gov/portal/datasets/fmr/fmr2016f/FY2016F-4050-RevFinal4.xlsx. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research. (2016). HUD Fair Market Rents by county: four bedrooms, monthly gross rent in dollars (Counties in Maryland by fair Market Rent, four bedrooms (HUD, monthly), 2016) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www.huduser.gov/portal/datasets/fmr/fmr2016f/FY2016F-4050-RevFinal4.xlsx

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HUD Fair Market Rents by county: four bedrooms, monthly gross rent in dollars, Counties in Maryland by fair Market Rent, four bedrooms (HUD, monthly), 2016. U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research, 25 July 2016, https://www.huduser.gov/portal/datasets/fmr/fmr2016f/FY2016F-4050-RevFinal4.xlsx. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/fair-market-rent-four-bedroom/maryland-counties?period=2016. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research. 2016. HUD Fair Market Rents by county: four bedrooms, monthly gross rent in dollars. Counties in Maryland by fair Market Rent, four bedrooms (HUD, monthly), 2016. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www.huduser.gov/portal/datasets/fmr/fmr2016f/FY2016F-4050-RevFinal4.xlsx. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/fair-market-rent-four-bedroom/maryland-counties?period=2016.

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U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research (2016) HUD Fair Market Rents by county: four bedrooms, monthly gross rent in dollars, Counties in Maryland by fair Market Rent, four bedrooms (HUD, monthly), 2016 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www.huduser.gov/portal/datasets/fmr/fmr2016f/FY2016F-4050-RevFinal4.xlsx, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/fair-market-rent-four-bedroom/maryland-counties?period=2016 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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

Calvert County, with $2,726 in 2016, 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, four bedrooms (HUD, monthly)?

Somerset County, with $1,033 in 2016.

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: four bedrooms, monthly gross rent in dollars. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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