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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 2017, at $2,855. Somerset County had the lowest, at $1,052. The median was $2,072. Source: the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research.

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Highest2,855Calvert County
Lowest1,052Somerset County
Median2,07224 counties

Map of counties, 2017

Allegany County: 1,193 USDAnne Arundel County: 2,072 USDBaltimore County: 2,072 USDCalvert County: 2,855 USDCaroline County: 1,450 USDCarroll County: 2,072 USDCecil County: 1,686 USDCharles County: 2,855 USDDorchester County: 1,274 USDFrederick County: 2,855 USDGarrett County: 1,266 USDHarford County: 2,072 USDHoward County: 2,072 USDKent County: 1,980 USDMontgomery County: 2,855 USDPrince George's County: 2,855 USDQueen Anne's County: 2,072 USDSt. Mary's County: 2,167 USDSomerset County: 1,052 USDTalbot County: 1,797 USDWashington County: 1,487 USDWicomico County: 1,602 USDWorcester County: 1,684 USDBaltimore city: 2,072 USD
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  • 1,500 to 1,800
  • 1,800 to 2,100
  • 2,100 to 2,400
  • 2,400 and over
USD, 2017. 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, 2017

Calvert County: 2,855 USDCalvert County2,855Charles County: 2,855 USDCharles County2,855Frederick County: 2,855 USDFrederick County2,855Montgomery County: 2,855 USDMontgomery County2,855Prince George's County: 2,855 USDPrince George's County2,855St. Mary's County: 2,167 USDSt. Mary's County2,167Anne Arundel County: 2,072 USDAnne Arundel County2,072Baltimore city: 2,072 USDBaltimore city2,072Baltimore County: 2,072 USDBaltimore County2,072Carroll County: 2,072 USDCarroll County2,072Harford County: 2,072 USDHarford County2,072Howard County: 2,072 USDHoward County2,072Queen Anne's County: 2,072 USDQueen Anne's County2,072Kent County: 1,980 USDKent County1,980Talbot County: 1,797 USDTalbot County1,797Cecil County: 1,686 USDCecil County1,686Worcester County: 1,684 USDWorcester County1,684Wicomico County: 1,602 USDWicomico County1,602Washington County: 1,487 USDWashington County1,487Caroline County: 1,450 USDCaroline County1,450Dorchester County: 1,274 USDDorchester County1,274Garrett County: 1,266 USDGarrett County1,266Allegany County: 1,193 USDAllegany County1,193Somerset County: 1,052 USDSomerset County1,052Calvert County: 2,855 USDCalvert County2,855Charles County: 2,855 USDCharles County2,855Frederick County: 2,855 USDFrederick County2,855Montgomery County: 2,855 USDMontgomery County2,855Prince George's County: 2,855 USDPrince George's County2,855St. Mary's County: 2,167 USDSt. Mary's County2,167Anne Arundel County: 2,072 USDAnne Arundel County2,072Baltimore city: 2,072 USDBaltimore city2,072Baltimore County: 2,072 USDBaltimore County2,072Carroll County: 2,072 USDCarroll County2,072Harford County: 2,072 USDHarford County2,072Howard County: 2,072 USDHoward County2,072Queen Anne's County: 2,072 USDQueen Anne's County2,072Kent County: 1,980 USDKent County1,980Talbot County: 1,797 USDTalbot County1,797Cecil County: 1,686 USDCecil County1,686Worcester County: 1,684 USDWorcester County1,684Wicomico County: 1,602 USDWicomico County1,602Washington County: 1,487 USDWashington County1,487Caroline County: 1,450 USDCaroline County1,450Dorchester County: 1,274 USDDorchester County1,274Garrett County: 1,266 USDGarrett County1,266Allegany County: 1,193 USDAllegany County1,193Somerset County: 1,052 USDSomerset County1,052
USD. Source: HUD, HUD Fair Market Rents by county: four bedrooms, monthly gross rent in dollars. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2017
USD		Change on 2016
1Calvert County2,855+4.7%
1Charles County2,855+4.7%
1Frederick County2,855+4.7%
1Montgomery County2,855+4.7%
1Prince George's County2,855+4.7%
6St. Mary's County2,167+7.4%
7Anne Arundel County2,072+7.1%
7Baltimore city2,072+7.1%
7Baltimore County2,072+7.1%
7Carroll County2,072+7.1%
7Harford County2,072+7.1%
7Howard County2,072+7.1%
7Queen Anne's County2,072+7.1%
14Kent County1,980+31.4%
15Talbot County1,797+14.9%
16Cecil County1,686+1.6%
17Worcester County1,684+10.5%
18Wicomico County1,602+4%
19Washington County1,487-1%
20Caroline County1,450+15.4%
21Dorchester County1,274+14.2%
22Garrett County1,266+9.8%
23Allegany County1,193+7.4%
24Somerset County1,052+1.8%

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/fmr2017/FY2017-4050-County-Level_Data.xlsx. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research. (2017). HUD Fair Market Rents by county: four bedrooms, monthly gross rent in dollars (Counties in Maryland by fair Market Rent, four bedrooms (HUD, monthly), 2017) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www.huduser.gov/portal/datasets/fmr/fmr2017/FY2017-4050-County-Level_Data.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), 2017. U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research, 29 Mar. 2017, https://www.huduser.gov/portal/datasets/fmr/fmr2017/FY2017-4050-County-Level_Data.xlsx. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/fair-market-rent-four-bedroom/maryland-counties?period=2017. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research. 2017. HUD Fair Market Rents by county: four bedrooms, monthly gross rent in dollars. Counties in Maryland by fair Market Rent, four bedrooms (HUD, monthly), 2017. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www.huduser.gov/portal/datasets/fmr/fmr2017/FY2017-4050-County-Level_Data.xlsx. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/fair-market-rent-four-bedroom/maryland-counties?period=2017.

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U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research (2017) HUD Fair Market Rents by county: four bedrooms, monthly gross rent in dollars, Counties in Maryland by fair Market Rent, four bedrooms (HUD, monthly), 2017 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www.huduser.gov/portal/datasets/fmr/fmr2017/FY2017-4050-County-Level_Data.xlsx, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/fair-market-rent-four-bedroom/maryland-counties?period=2017 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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

Calvert County, with $2,855 in 2017, 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 $1,052 in 2017.

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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