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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 2019, at $2,678. Somerset County had the lowest, at $1,111. The median was $1,992. Source: the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research.

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Highest2,678Calvert County
Lowest1,111Somerset County
Median1,99224 counties

Map of counties, 2019

Allegany County: 1,180 USDAnne Arundel County: 1,992 USDBaltimore County: 1,992 USDCalvert County: 2,678 USDCaroline County: 1,535 USDCarroll County: 1,992 USDCecil County: 1,715 USDCharles County: 2,678 USDDorchester County: 1,283 USDFrederick County: 2,678 USDGarrett County: 1,287 USDHarford County: 1,992 USDHoward County: 1,992 USDKent County: 1,604 USDMontgomery County: 2,678 USDPrince George's County: 2,678 USDQueen Anne's County: 1,992 USDSt. Mary's County: 2,287 USDSomerset County: 1,111 USDTalbot County: 1,915 USDWashington County: 1,698 USDWicomico County: 1,902 USDWorcester County: 1,795 USDBaltimore city: 1,992 USD
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  • 1,600 to 1,900
  • 1,900 to 2,000
  • 2,000 to 2,400
  • 2,400 and over
USD, 2019. 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, 2019

Calvert County: 2,678 USDCalvert County2,678Charles County: 2,678 USDCharles County2,678Frederick County: 2,678 USDFrederick County2,678Montgomery County: 2,678 USDMontgomery County2,678Prince George's County: 2,678 USDPrince George's County2,678St. Mary's County: 2,287 USDSt. Mary's County2,287Anne Arundel County: 1,992 USDAnne Arundel County1,992Baltimore city: 1,992 USDBaltimore city1,992Baltimore County: 1,992 USDBaltimore County1,992Carroll County: 1,992 USDCarroll County1,992Harford County: 1,992 USDHarford County1,992Howard County: 1,992 USDHoward County1,992Queen Anne's County: 1,992 USDQueen Anne's County1,992Talbot County: 1,915 USDTalbot County1,915Wicomico County: 1,902 USDWicomico County1,902Worcester County: 1,795 USDWorcester County1,795Cecil County: 1,715 USDCecil County1,715Washington County: 1,698 USDWashington County1,698Kent County: 1,604 USDKent County1,604Caroline County: 1,535 USDCaroline County1,535Garrett County: 1,287 USDGarrett County1,287Dorchester County: 1,283 USDDorchester County1,283Allegany County: 1,180 USDAllegany County1,180Somerset County: 1,111 USDSomerset County1,111Calvert County: 2,678 USDCalvert County2,678Charles County: 2,678 USDCharles County2,678Frederick County: 2,678 USDFrederick County2,678Montgomery County: 2,678 USDMontgomery County2,678Prince George's County: 2,678 USDPrince George's County2,678St. Mary's County: 2,287 USDSt. Mary's County2,287Anne Arundel County: 1,992 USDAnne Arundel County1,992Baltimore city: 1,992 USDBaltimore city1,992Baltimore County: 1,992 USDBaltimore County1,992Carroll County: 1,992 USDCarroll County1,992Harford County: 1,992 USDHarford County1,992Howard County: 1,992 USDHoward County1,992Queen Anne's County: 1,992 USDQueen Anne's County1,992Talbot County: 1,915 USDTalbot County1,915Wicomico County: 1,902 USDWicomico County1,902Worcester County: 1,795 USDWorcester County1,795Cecil County: 1,715 USDCecil County1,715Washington County: 1,698 USDWashington County1,698Kent County: 1,604 USDKent County1,604Caroline County: 1,535 USDCaroline County1,535Garrett County: 1,287 USDGarrett County1,287Dorchester County: 1,283 USDDorchester County1,283Allegany County: 1,180 USDAllegany County1,180Somerset County: 1,111 USDSomerset County1,111
USD. Source: HUD, HUD Fair Market Rents by county: four bedrooms, monthly gross rent in dollars. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2019
USD		Change on 2018
1Calvert County2,678-7.7%
1Charles County2,678-7.7%
1Frederick County2,678-7.7%
1Montgomery County2,678-7.7%
1Prince George's County2,678-7.7%
6St. Mary's County2,287+1.1%
7Anne Arundel County1,992-5.5%
7Baltimore city1,992-5.5%
7Baltimore County1,992-5.5%
7Carroll County1,992-5.5%
7Harford County1,992-5.5%
7Howard County1,992-5.5%
7Queen Anne's County1,992-5.5%
14Talbot County1,915+7.2%
15Wicomico County1,902+11.2%
16Worcester County1,795+1.7%
17Cecil County1,715-4%
18Washington County1,698+5.6%
19Kent County1,604-10%
20Caroline County1,535+7.4%
21Garrett County1,287+4.9%
22Dorchester County1,283+7.3%
23Allegany County1,180-3.9%
24Somerset County1,111+2.6%

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/fmr2019/FY2019_4050_FMRs_rev2.xlsx. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research. (2019). HUD Fair Market Rents by county: four bedrooms, monthly gross rent in dollars (Counties in Maryland by fair Market Rent, four bedrooms (HUD, monthly), 2019) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www.huduser.gov/portal/datasets/fmr/fmr2019/FY2019_4050_FMRs_rev2.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), 2019. U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research, 15 Mar. 2019, https://www.huduser.gov/portal/datasets/fmr/fmr2019/FY2019_4050_FMRs_rev2.xlsx. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/fair-market-rent-four-bedroom/maryland-counties?period=2019. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research. 2019. HUD Fair Market Rents by county: four bedrooms, monthly gross rent in dollars. Counties in Maryland by fair Market Rent, four bedrooms (HUD, monthly), 2019. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www.huduser.gov/portal/datasets/fmr/fmr2019/FY2019_4050_FMRs_rev2.xlsx. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/fair-market-rent-four-bedroom/maryland-counties?period=2019.

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U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research (2019) HUD Fair Market Rents by county: four bedrooms, monthly gross rent in dollars, Counties in Maryland by fair Market Rent, four bedrooms (HUD, monthly), 2019 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www.huduser.gov/portal/datasets/fmr/fmr2019/FY2019_4050_FMRs_rev2.xlsx, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/fair-market-rent-four-bedroom/maryland-counties?period=2019 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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

Calvert County, with $2,678 in 2019, 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 $1,111 in 2019.

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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