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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 2022, at $2,713. Somerset County had the lowest, at $1,098. The median was $2,075. Source: the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research.

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Highest2,713Calvert County
Lowest1,098Somerset County
Median2,07524 counties

Map of counties, 2022

Allegany County: 1,261 USDAnne Arundel County: 2,075 USDBaltimore County: 2,075 USDCalvert County: 2,713 USDCaroline County: 1,600 USDCarroll County: 2,075 USDCecil County: 1,837 USDCharles County: 2,713 USDDorchester County: 1,485 USDFrederick County: 2,713 USDGarrett County: 1,296 USDHarford County: 2,075 USDHoward County: 2,075 USDKent County: 1,644 USDMontgomery County: 2,713 USDPrince George's County: 2,713 USDQueen Anne's County: 2,075 USDSt. Mary's County: 2,218 USDSomerset County: 1,098 USDTalbot County: 1,953 USDWashington County: 1,637 USDWicomico County: 1,566 USDWorcester County: 1,595 USDBaltimore city: 2,075 USD
  • Under 1,600
  • 1,600 to 1,900
  • 1,900 to 2,100
  • 2,100 to 2,400
  • 2,400 and over
USD, 2022. 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, 2022

Calvert County: 2,713 USDCalvert County2,713Charles County: 2,713 USDCharles County2,713Frederick County: 2,713 USDFrederick County2,713Montgomery County: 2,713 USDMontgomery County2,713Prince George's County: 2,713 USDPrince George's County2,713St. Mary's County: 2,218 USDSt. Mary's County2,218Anne Arundel County: 2,075 USDAnne Arundel County2,075Baltimore city: 2,075 USDBaltimore city2,075Baltimore County: 2,075 USDBaltimore County2,075Carroll County: 2,075 USDCarroll County2,075Harford County: 2,075 USDHarford County2,075Howard County: 2,075 USDHoward County2,075Queen Anne's County: 2,075 USDQueen Anne's County2,075Talbot County: 1,953 USDTalbot County1,953Cecil County: 1,837 USDCecil County1,837Kent County: 1,644 USDKent County1,644Washington County: 1,637 USDWashington County1,637Caroline County: 1,600 USDCaroline County1,600Worcester County: 1,595 USDWorcester County1,595Wicomico County: 1,566 USDWicomico County1,566Dorchester County: 1,485 USDDorchester County1,485Garrett County: 1,296 USDGarrett County1,296Allegany County: 1,261 USDAllegany County1,261Somerset County: 1,098 USDSomerset County1,098Calvert County: 2,713 USDCalvert County2,713Charles County: 2,713 USDCharles County2,713Frederick County: 2,713 USDFrederick County2,713Montgomery County: 2,713 USDMontgomery County2,713Prince George's County: 2,713 USDPrince George's County2,713St. Mary's County: 2,218 USDSt. Mary's County2,218Anne Arundel County: 2,075 USDAnne Arundel County2,075Baltimore city: 2,075 USDBaltimore city2,075Baltimore County: 2,075 USDBaltimore County2,075Carroll County: 2,075 USDCarroll County2,075Harford County: 2,075 USDHarford County2,075Howard County: 2,075 USDHoward County2,075Queen Anne's County: 2,075 USDQueen Anne's County2,075Talbot County: 1,953 USDTalbot County1,953Cecil County: 1,837 USDCecil County1,837Kent County: 1,644 USDKent County1,644Washington County: 1,637 USDWashington County1,637Caroline County: 1,600 USDCaroline County1,600Worcester County: 1,595 USDWorcester County1,595Wicomico County: 1,566 USDWicomico County1,566Dorchester County: 1,485 USDDorchester County1,485Garrett County: 1,296 USDGarrett County1,296Allegany County: 1,261 USDAllegany County1,261Somerset County: 1,098 USDSomerset County1,098
USD. Source: HUD, HUD Fair Market Rents by county: four bedrooms, monthly gross rent in dollars. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2022
USD		Change on 2021
1Calvert County2,713-1.1%
1Charles County2,713-1.1%
1Frederick County2,713-1.1%
1Montgomery County2,713-1.1%
1Prince George's County2,713-1.1%
6St. Mary's County2,218-1.8%
7Anne Arundel County2,075+1.1%
7Baltimore city2,075+1.1%
7Baltimore County2,075+1.1%
7Carroll County2,075+1.1%
7Harford County2,075+1.1%
7Howard County2,075+1.1%
7Queen Anne's County2,075+1.1%
14Talbot County1,953+4.8%
15Cecil County1,837+2.3%
16Kent County1,644+4.8%
17Washington County1,637+8.2%
18Caroline County1,600+5%
19Worcester County1,595-3.9%
20Wicomico County1,566-5.1%
21Dorchester County1,485+8.6%
22Garrett County1,296+2%
23Allegany County1,261+3.1%
24Somerset County1,098-9.9%

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/fmr2022/FY22_FMRs_revised.xlsx. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research. (2022). HUD Fair Market Rents by county: four bedrooms, monthly gross rent in dollars (Counties in Maryland by fair Market Rent, four bedrooms (HUD, monthly), 2022) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www.huduser.gov/portal/datasets/fmr/fmr2022/FY22_FMRs_revised.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), 2022. U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research, 28 Feb. 2022, https://www.huduser.gov/portal/datasets/fmr/fmr2022/FY22_FMRs_revised.xlsx. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/fair-market-rent-four-bedroom/maryland-counties?period=2022. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research. 2022. HUD Fair Market Rents by county: four bedrooms, monthly gross rent in dollars. Counties in Maryland by fair Market Rent, four bedrooms (HUD, monthly), 2022. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www.huduser.gov/portal/datasets/fmr/fmr2022/FY22_FMRs_revised.xlsx. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/fair-market-rent-four-bedroom/maryland-counties?period=2022.

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U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research (2022) HUD Fair Market Rents by county: four bedrooms, monthly gross rent in dollars, Counties in Maryland by fair Market Rent, four bedrooms (HUD, monthly), 2022 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www.huduser.gov/portal/datasets/fmr/fmr2022/FY22_FMRs_revised.xlsx, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/fair-market-rent-four-bedroom/maryland-counties?period=2022 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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

Calvert County, with $2,713 in 2022, 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 $1,098 in 2022.

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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