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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 2021, at $2,742. Somerset County had the lowest, at $1,219. The median was $2,053. Source: the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research.

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Highest2,742Calvert County
Lowest1,219Somerset County
Median2,05324 counties

Map of counties, 2021

Allegany County: 1,223 USDAnne Arundel County: 2,053 USDBaltimore County: 2,053 USDCalvert County: 2,742 USDCaroline County: 1,524 USDCarroll County: 2,053 USDCecil County: 1,796 USDCharles County: 2,742 USDDorchester County: 1,367 USDFrederick County: 2,742 USDGarrett County: 1,271 USDHarford County: 2,053 USDHoward County: 2,053 USDKent County: 1,569 USDMontgomery County: 2,742 USDPrince George's County: 2,742 USDQueen Anne's County: 2,053 USDSt. Mary's County: 2,258 USDSomerset County: 1,219 USDTalbot County: 1,863 USDWashington County: 1,513 USDWicomico County: 1,650 USDWorcester County: 1,659 USDBaltimore city: 2,053 USD
  • Under 1,500
  • 1,500 to 1,800
  • 1,800 to 2,100
  • 2,100 to 2,500
  • 2,500 and over
USD, 2021. 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, 2021

Calvert County: 2,742 USDCalvert County2,742Charles County: 2,742 USDCharles County2,742Frederick County: 2,742 USDFrederick County2,742Montgomery County: 2,742 USDMontgomery County2,742Prince George's County: 2,742 USDPrince George's County2,742St. Mary's County: 2,258 USDSt. Mary's County2,258Anne Arundel County: 2,053 USDAnne Arundel County2,053Baltimore city: 2,053 USDBaltimore city2,053Baltimore County: 2,053 USDBaltimore County2,053Carroll County: 2,053 USDCarroll County2,053Harford County: 2,053 USDHarford County2,053Howard County: 2,053 USDHoward County2,053Queen Anne's County: 2,053 USDQueen Anne's County2,053Talbot County: 1,863 USDTalbot County1,863Cecil County: 1,796 USDCecil County1,796Worcester County: 1,659 USDWorcester County1,659Wicomico County: 1,650 USDWicomico County1,650Kent County: 1,569 USDKent County1,569Caroline County: 1,524 USDCaroline County1,524Washington County: 1,513 USDWashington County1,513Dorchester County: 1,367 USDDorchester County1,367Garrett County: 1,271 USDGarrett County1,271Allegany County: 1,223 USDAllegany County1,223Somerset County: 1,219 USDSomerset County1,219Calvert County: 2,742 USDCalvert County2,742Charles County: 2,742 USDCharles County2,742Frederick County: 2,742 USDFrederick County2,742Montgomery County: 2,742 USDMontgomery County2,742Prince George's County: 2,742 USDPrince George's County2,742St. Mary's County: 2,258 USDSt. Mary's County2,258Anne Arundel County: 2,053 USDAnne Arundel County2,053Baltimore city: 2,053 USDBaltimore city2,053Baltimore County: 2,053 USDBaltimore County2,053Carroll County: 2,053 USDCarroll County2,053Harford County: 2,053 USDHarford County2,053Howard County: 2,053 USDHoward County2,053Queen Anne's County: 2,053 USDQueen Anne's County2,053Talbot County: 1,863 USDTalbot County1,863Cecil County: 1,796 USDCecil County1,796Worcester County: 1,659 USDWorcester County1,659Wicomico County: 1,650 USDWicomico County1,650Kent County: 1,569 USDKent County1,569Caroline County: 1,524 USDCaroline County1,524Washington County: 1,513 USDWashington County1,513Dorchester County: 1,367 USDDorchester County1,367Garrett County: 1,271 USDGarrett County1,271Allegany County: 1,223 USDAllegany County1,223Somerset County: 1,219 USDSomerset County1,219
USD. Source: HUD, HUD Fair Market Rents by county: four bedrooms, monthly gross rent in dollars. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2021
USD		Change on 2020
1Calvert County2,742+1.3%
1Charles County2,742+1.3%
1Frederick County2,742+1.3%
1Montgomery County2,742+1.3%
1Prince George's County2,742+1.3%
6St. Mary's County2,258-0.7%
7Anne Arundel County2,053+0.8%
7Baltimore city2,053+0.8%
7Baltimore County2,053+0.8%
7Carroll County2,053+0.8%
7Harford County2,053+0.8%
7Howard County2,053+0.8%
7Queen Anne's County2,053+0.8%
14Talbot County1,863-5.7%
15Cecil County1,796+2.4%
16Worcester County1,659+2.7%
17Wicomico County1,650-3.6%
18Kent County1,569+2.8%
19Caroline County1,524+0.7%
20Washington County1,513-1%
21Dorchester County1,367-1.9%
22Garrett County1,271-1.1%
23Allegany County1,223+2.6%
24Somerset County1,219+5.9%

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/fmr2021/FY21_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. (2021). HUD Fair Market Rents by county: four bedrooms, monthly gross rent in dollars (Counties in Maryland by fair Market Rent, four bedrooms (HUD, monthly), 2021) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www.huduser.gov/portal/datasets/fmr/fmr2021/FY21_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), 2021. U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research, 10 Mar. 2021, https://www.huduser.gov/portal/datasets/fmr/fmr2021/FY21_4050_FMRs_rev.xlsx. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/fair-market-rent-four-bedroom/maryland-counties?period=2021. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research. 2021. HUD Fair Market Rents by county: four bedrooms, monthly gross rent in dollars. Counties in Maryland by fair Market Rent, four bedrooms (HUD, monthly), 2021. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www.huduser.gov/portal/datasets/fmr/fmr2021/FY21_4050_FMRs_rev.xlsx. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/fair-market-rent-four-bedroom/maryland-counties?period=2021.

Harvard

U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research (2021) HUD Fair Market Rents by county: four bedrooms, monthly gross rent in dollars, Counties in Maryland by fair Market Rent, four bedrooms (HUD, monthly), 2021 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www.huduser.gov/portal/datasets/fmr/fmr2021/FY21_4050_FMRs_rev.xlsx, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/fair-market-rent-four-bedroom/maryland-counties?period=2021 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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

Calvert County, with $2,742 in 2021, 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 $1,219 in 2021.

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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