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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 2024, at $3,015. Allegany County had the lowest, at $1,453. The median was $2,756. Source: the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research.

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Highest3,015Calvert County
Lowest1,453Allegany County
Median2,75624 counties

Map of counties, 2024

Allegany County: 1,453 USDAnne Arundel County: 2,849 USDBaltimore County: 2,849 USDCalvert County: 3,015 USDCaroline County: 2,058 USDCarroll County: 2,849 USDCecil County: 2,422 USDCharles County: 3,015 USDDorchester County: 1,902 USDFrederick County: 3,015 USDGarrett County: 1,536 USDHarford County: 2,849 USDHoward County: 2,849 USDKent County: 2,153 USDMontgomery County: 3,015 USDPrince George's County: 3,015 USDQueen Anne's County: 2,849 USDSt. Mary's County: 2,662 USDSomerset County: 1,465 USDTalbot County: 2,342 USDWashington County: 1,889 USDWicomico County: 1,746 USDWorcester County: 1,797 USDBaltimore city: 2,849 USD
  • Under 1,900
  • 1,900 to 2,400
  • 2,400 to 2,800
  • 2,800 to 2,900
  • 2,900 and over
USD, 2024. 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, 2024

Calvert County: 3,015 USDCalvert County3,015Charles County: 3,015 USDCharles County3,015Frederick County: 3,015 USDFrederick County3,015Montgomery County: 3,015 USDMontgomery County3,015Prince George's County: 3,015 USDPrince George's County3,015Anne Arundel County: 2,849 USDAnne Arundel County2,849Baltimore city: 2,849 USDBaltimore city2,849Baltimore County: 2,849 USDBaltimore County2,849Carroll County: 2,849 USDCarroll County2,849Harford County: 2,849 USDHarford County2,849Howard County: 2,849 USDHoward County2,849Queen Anne's County: 2,849 USDQueen Anne's County2,849St. Mary's County: 2,662 USDSt. Mary's County2,662Cecil County: 2,422 USDCecil County2,422Talbot County: 2,342 USDTalbot County2,342Kent County: 2,153 USDKent County2,153Caroline County: 2,058 USDCaroline County2,058Dorchester County: 1,902 USDDorchester County1,902Washington County: 1,889 USDWashington County1,889Worcester County: 1,797 USDWorcester County1,797Wicomico County: 1,746 USDWicomico County1,746Garrett County: 1,536 USDGarrett County1,536Somerset County: 1,465 USDSomerset County1,465Allegany County: 1,453 USDAllegany County1,453Calvert County: 3,015 USDCalvert County3,015Charles County: 3,015 USDCharles County3,015Frederick County: 3,015 USDFrederick County3,015Montgomery County: 3,015 USDMontgomery County3,015Prince George's County: 3,015 USDPrince George's County3,015Anne Arundel County: 2,849 USDAnne Arundel County2,849Baltimore city: 2,849 USDBaltimore city2,849Baltimore County: 2,849 USDBaltimore County2,849Carroll County: 2,849 USDCarroll County2,849Harford County: 2,849 USDHarford County2,849Howard County: 2,849 USDHoward County2,849Queen Anne's County: 2,849 USDQueen Anne's County2,849St. Mary's County: 2,662 USDSt. Mary's County2,662Cecil County: 2,422 USDCecil County2,422Talbot County: 2,342 USDTalbot County2,342Kent County: 2,153 USDKent County2,153Caroline County: 2,058 USDCaroline County2,058Dorchester County: 1,902 USDDorchester County1,902Washington County: 1,889 USDWashington County1,889Worcester County: 1,797 USDWorcester County1,797Wicomico County: 1,746 USDWicomico County1,746Garrett County: 1,536 USDGarrett County1,536Somerset County: 1,465 USDSomerset County1,465Allegany County: 1,453 USDAllegany County1,453
USD. Source: HUD, HUD Fair Market Rents by county: four bedrooms, monthly gross rent in dollars. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2024
USD		Change on 2023
1Calvert County3,015+10%
1Charles County3,015+10%
1Frederick County3,015+10%
1Montgomery County3,015+10%
1Prince George's County3,015+10%
6Anne Arundel County2,849+24%
6Baltimore city2,849+24%
6Baltimore County2,849+24%
6Carroll County2,849+24%
6Harford County2,849+24%
6Howard County2,849+24%
6Queen Anne's County2,849+24%
13St. Mary's County2,662+7.6%
14Cecil County2,422+16.5%
15Talbot County2,342+14.5%
16Kent County2,153+17.7%
17Caroline County2,058+15%
18Dorchester County1,902+12.7%
19Washington County1,889+12.6%
20Worcester County1,797+8.1%
21Wicomico County1,746+6.8%
22Garrett County1,536+9.2%
23Somerset County1,465+18.1%
24Allegany County1,453+7.2%

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/fmr2024/FMR2024_final_revised.xlsx. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research. (2024). HUD Fair Market Rents by county: four bedrooms, monthly gross rent in dollars (Counties in Maryland by fair Market Rent, four bedrooms (HUD, monthly), 2024) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www.huduser.gov/portal/datasets/fmr/fmr2024/FMR2024_final_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), 2024. U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research, 4 Mar. 2024, https://www.huduser.gov/portal/datasets/fmr/fmr2024/FMR2024_final_revised.xlsx. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/fair-market-rent-four-bedroom/maryland-counties?period=2024. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research. 2024. HUD Fair Market Rents by county: four bedrooms, monthly gross rent in dollars. Counties in Maryland by fair Market Rent, four bedrooms (HUD, monthly), 2024. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www.huduser.gov/portal/datasets/fmr/fmr2024/FMR2024_final_revised.xlsx. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/fair-market-rent-four-bedroom/maryland-counties?period=2024.

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U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research (2024) HUD Fair Market Rents by county: four bedrooms, monthly gross rent in dollars, Counties in Maryland by fair Market Rent, four bedrooms (HUD, monthly), 2024 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www.huduser.gov/portal/datasets/fmr/fmr2024/FMR2024_final_revised.xlsx, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/fair-market-rent-four-bedroom/maryland-counties?period=2024 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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

Calvert County, with $3,015 in 2024, 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)?

Allegany County, with $1,453 in 2024.

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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