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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 2018, at $2,902. Somerset County had the lowest, at $1,083. The median was $2,108. Source: the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research.

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Highest2,902Calvert County
Lowest1,083Somerset County
Median2,10824 counties

Map of counties, 2018

Allegany County: 1,228 USDAnne Arundel County: 2,108 USDBaltimore County: 2,108 USDCalvert County: 2,902 USDCaroline County: 1,429 USDCarroll County: 2,108 USDCecil County: 1,787 USDCharles County: 2,902 USDDorchester County: 1,196 USDFrederick County: 2,902 USDGarrett County: 1,227 USDHarford County: 2,108 USDHoward County: 2,108 USDKent County: 1,782 USDMontgomery County: 2,902 USDPrince George's County: 2,902 USDQueen Anne's County: 2,108 USDSt. Mary's County: 2,263 USDSomerset County: 1,083 USDTalbot County: 1,786 USDWashington County: 1,608 USDWicomico County: 1,710 USDWorcester County: 1,765 USDBaltimore city: 2,108 USD
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  • 1,500 to 1,800
  • 1,800 to 2,100
  • 2,100 to 2,500
  • 2,500 and over
USD, 2018. 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, 2018

Calvert County: 2,902 USDCalvert County2,902Charles County: 2,902 USDCharles County2,902Frederick County: 2,902 USDFrederick County2,902Montgomery County: 2,902 USDMontgomery County2,902Prince George's County: 2,902 USDPrince George's County2,902St. Mary's County: 2,263 USDSt. Mary's County2,263Anne Arundel County: 2,108 USDAnne Arundel County2,108Baltimore city: 2,108 USDBaltimore city2,108Baltimore County: 2,108 USDBaltimore County2,108Carroll County: 2,108 USDCarroll County2,108Harford County: 2,108 USDHarford County2,108Howard County: 2,108 USDHoward County2,108Queen Anne's County: 2,108 USDQueen Anne's County2,108Cecil County: 1,787 USDCecil County1,787Talbot County: 1,786 USDTalbot County1,786Kent County: 1,782 USDKent County1,782Worcester County: 1,765 USDWorcester County1,765Wicomico County: 1,710 USDWicomico County1,710Washington County: 1,608 USDWashington County1,608Caroline County: 1,429 USDCaroline County1,429Allegany County: 1,228 USDAllegany County1,228Garrett County: 1,227 USDGarrett County1,227Dorchester County: 1,196 USDDorchester County1,196Somerset County: 1,083 USDSomerset County1,083Calvert County: 2,902 USDCalvert County2,902Charles County: 2,902 USDCharles County2,902Frederick County: 2,902 USDFrederick County2,902Montgomery County: 2,902 USDMontgomery County2,902Prince George's County: 2,902 USDPrince George's County2,902St. Mary's County: 2,263 USDSt. Mary's County2,263Anne Arundel County: 2,108 USDAnne Arundel County2,108Baltimore city: 2,108 USDBaltimore city2,108Baltimore County: 2,108 USDBaltimore County2,108Carroll County: 2,108 USDCarroll County2,108Harford County: 2,108 USDHarford County2,108Howard County: 2,108 USDHoward County2,108Queen Anne's County: 2,108 USDQueen Anne's County2,108Cecil County: 1,787 USDCecil County1,787Talbot County: 1,786 USDTalbot County1,786Kent County: 1,782 USDKent County1,782Worcester County: 1,765 USDWorcester County1,765Wicomico County: 1,710 USDWicomico County1,710Washington County: 1,608 USDWashington County1,608Caroline County: 1,429 USDCaroline County1,429Allegany County: 1,228 USDAllegany County1,228Garrett County: 1,227 USDGarrett County1,227Dorchester County: 1,196 USDDorchester County1,196Somerset County: 1,083 USDSomerset County1,083
USD. Source: HUD, HUD Fair Market Rents by county: four bedrooms, monthly gross rent in dollars. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2018
USD		Change on 2017
1Calvert County2,902+1.6%
1Charles County2,902+1.6%
1Frederick County2,902+1.6%
1Montgomery County2,902+1.6%
1Prince George's County2,902+1.6%
6St. Mary's County2,263+4.4%
7Anne Arundel County2,108+1.7%
7Baltimore city2,108+1.7%
7Baltimore County2,108+1.7%
7Carroll County2,108+1.7%
7Harford County2,108+1.7%
7Howard County2,108+1.7%
7Queen Anne's County2,108+1.7%
14Cecil County1,787+6%
15Talbot County1,786-0.6%
16Kent County1,782-10%
17Worcester County1,765+4.8%
18Wicomico County1,710+6.7%
19Washington County1,608+8.1%
20Caroline County1,429-1.4%
21Allegany County1,228+2.9%
22Garrett County1,227-3.1%
23Dorchester County1,196-6.1%
24Somerset County1,083+2.9%

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/fmr2018/FY18_4050_FMRs_rev.xlsx. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research. (2018). HUD Fair Market Rents by county: four bedrooms, monthly gross rent in dollars (Counties in Maryland by fair Market Rent, four bedrooms (HUD, monthly), 2018) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www.huduser.gov/portal/datasets/fmr/fmr2018/FY18_4050_FMRs_rev.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), 2018. U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research, 13 Feb. 2018, https://www.huduser.gov/portal/datasets/fmr/fmr2018/FY18_4050_FMRs_rev.xlsx. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/fair-market-rent-four-bedroom/maryland-counties?period=2018. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research. 2018. HUD Fair Market Rents by county: four bedrooms, monthly gross rent in dollars. Counties in Maryland by fair Market Rent, four bedrooms (HUD, monthly), 2018. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www.huduser.gov/portal/datasets/fmr/fmr2018/FY18_4050_FMRs_rev.xlsx. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/fair-market-rent-four-bedroom/maryland-counties?period=2018.

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U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research (2018) HUD Fair Market Rents by county: four bedrooms, monthly gross rent in dollars, Counties in Maryland by fair Market Rent, four bedrooms (HUD, monthly), 2018 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www.huduser.gov/portal/datasets/fmr/fmr2018/FY18_4050_FMRs_rev.xlsx, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/fair-market-rent-four-bedroom/maryland-counties?period=2018 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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

Calvert County, with $2,902 in 2018, 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 $1,083 in 2018.

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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