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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 2020, at $2,707. Somerset County had the lowest, at $1,151. The median was $2,037. Source: the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research.

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Highest2,707Calvert County
Lowest1,151Somerset County
Median2,03724 counties

Map of counties, 2020

Allegany County: 1,192 USDAnne Arundel County: 2,037 USDBaltimore County: 2,037 USDCalvert County: 2,707 USDCaroline County: 1,514 USDCarroll County: 2,037 USDCecil County: 1,754 USDCharles County: 2,707 USDDorchester County: 1,393 USDFrederick County: 2,707 USDGarrett County: 1,285 USDHarford County: 2,037 USDHoward County: 2,037 USDKent County: 1,526 USDMontgomery County: 2,707 USDPrince George's County: 2,707 USDQueen Anne's County: 2,037 USDSt. Mary's County: 2,275 USDSomerset County: 1,151 USDTalbot County: 1,975 USDWashington County: 1,529 USDWicomico County: 1,712 USDWorcester County: 1,616 USDBaltimore city: 2,037 USD
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  • 1,500 to 1,800
  • 1,800 to 2,000
  • 2,000 to 2,400
  • 2,400 and over
USD, 2020. 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, 2020

Calvert County: 2,707 USDCalvert County2,707Charles County: 2,707 USDCharles County2,707Frederick County: 2,707 USDFrederick County2,707Montgomery County: 2,707 USDMontgomery County2,707Prince George's County: 2,707 USDPrince George's County2,707St. Mary's County: 2,275 USDSt. Mary's County2,275Anne Arundel County: 2,037 USDAnne Arundel County2,037Baltimore city: 2,037 USDBaltimore city2,037Baltimore County: 2,037 USDBaltimore County2,037Carroll County: 2,037 USDCarroll County2,037Harford County: 2,037 USDHarford County2,037Howard County: 2,037 USDHoward County2,037Queen Anne's County: 2,037 USDQueen Anne's County2,037Talbot County: 1,975 USDTalbot County1,975Cecil County: 1,754 USDCecil County1,754Wicomico County: 1,712 USDWicomico County1,712Worcester County: 1,616 USDWorcester County1,616Washington County: 1,529 USDWashington County1,529Kent County: 1,526 USDKent County1,526Caroline County: 1,514 USDCaroline County1,514Dorchester County: 1,393 USDDorchester County1,393Garrett County: 1,285 USDGarrett County1,285Allegany County: 1,192 USDAllegany County1,192Somerset County: 1,151 USDSomerset County1,151Calvert County: 2,707 USDCalvert County2,707Charles County: 2,707 USDCharles County2,707Frederick County: 2,707 USDFrederick County2,707Montgomery County: 2,707 USDMontgomery County2,707Prince George's County: 2,707 USDPrince George's County2,707St. Mary's County: 2,275 USDSt. Mary's County2,275Anne Arundel County: 2,037 USDAnne Arundel County2,037Baltimore city: 2,037 USDBaltimore city2,037Baltimore County: 2,037 USDBaltimore County2,037Carroll County: 2,037 USDCarroll County2,037Harford County: 2,037 USDHarford County2,037Howard County: 2,037 USDHoward County2,037Queen Anne's County: 2,037 USDQueen Anne's County2,037Talbot County: 1,975 USDTalbot County1,975Cecil County: 1,754 USDCecil County1,754Wicomico County: 1,712 USDWicomico County1,712Worcester County: 1,616 USDWorcester County1,616Washington County: 1,529 USDWashington County1,529Kent County: 1,526 USDKent County1,526Caroline County: 1,514 USDCaroline County1,514Dorchester County: 1,393 USDDorchester County1,393Garrett County: 1,285 USDGarrett County1,285Allegany County: 1,192 USDAllegany County1,192Somerset County: 1,151 USDSomerset County1,151
USD. Source: HUD, HUD Fair Market Rents by county: four bedrooms, monthly gross rent in dollars. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2020
USD		Change on 2019
1Calvert County2,707+1.1%
1Charles County2,707+1.1%
1Frederick County2,707+1.1%
1Montgomery County2,707+1.1%
1Prince George's County2,707+1.1%
6St. Mary's County2,275-0.5%
7Anne Arundel County2,037+2.3%
7Baltimore city2,037+2.3%
7Baltimore County2,037+2.3%
7Carroll County2,037+2.3%
7Harford County2,037+2.3%
7Howard County2,037+2.3%
7Queen Anne's County2,037+2.3%
14Talbot County1,975+3.1%
15Cecil County1,754+2.3%
16Wicomico County1,712-10%
17Worcester County1,616-10%
18Washington County1,529-10%
19Kent County1,526-4.9%
20Caroline County1,514-1.4%
21Dorchester County1,393+8.6%
22Garrett County1,285-0.2%
23Allegany County1,192+1%
24Somerset County1,151+3.6%

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/fmr2020/FY20_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. (2020). HUD Fair Market Rents by county: four bedrooms, monthly gross rent in dollars (Counties in Maryland by fair Market Rent, four bedrooms (HUD, monthly), 2020) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www.huduser.gov/portal/datasets/fmr/fmr2020/FY20_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), 2020. U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research, 2 Mar. 2020, https://www.huduser.gov/portal/datasets/fmr/fmr2020/FY20_4050_FMRs_rev.xlsx. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/fair-market-rent-four-bedroom/maryland-counties?period=2020. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research. 2020. HUD Fair Market Rents by county: four bedrooms, monthly gross rent in dollars. Counties in Maryland by fair Market Rent, four bedrooms (HUD, monthly), 2020. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www.huduser.gov/portal/datasets/fmr/fmr2020/FY20_4050_FMRs_rev.xlsx. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/fair-market-rent-four-bedroom/maryland-counties?period=2020.

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U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research (2020) HUD Fair Market Rents by county: four bedrooms, monthly gross rent in dollars, Counties in Maryland by fair Market Rent, four bedrooms (HUD, monthly), 2020 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www.huduser.gov/portal/datasets/fmr/fmr2020/FY20_4050_FMRs_rev.xlsx, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/fair-market-rent-four-bedroom/maryland-counties?period=2020 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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

Calvert County, with $2,707 in 2020, 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 $1,151 in 2020.

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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