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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 2025, at $3,413. Allegany County had the lowest, at $1,388. The median was $2,822. Source: the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research.

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Highest3,413Calvert County
Lowest1,388Allegany County
Median2,82224 counties

Map of counties, 2025

Allegany County: 1,388 USDAnne Arundel County: 2,826 USDBaltimore County: 2,826 USDCalvert County: 3,413 USDCaroline County: 2,153 USDCarroll County: 2,826 USDCecil County: 2,468 USDCharles County: 3,413 USDDorchester County: 1,938 USDFrederick County: 3,413 USDGarrett County: 1,532 USDHarford County: 2,826 USDHoward County: 2,826 USDKent County: 2,136 USDMontgomery County: 3,413 USDPrince George's County: 3,413 USDQueen Anne's County: 2,826 USDSt. Mary's County: 2,818 USDSomerset County: 1,686 USDTalbot County: 2,338 USDWashington County: 1,902 USDWicomico County: 1,977 USDWorcester County: 1,956 USDBaltimore city: 2,826 USD
  • Under 1,900
  • 1,900 to 2,400
  • 2,400 to 2,800
  • 2,800 to 3,100
  • 3,100 and over
USD, 2025. 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, 2025

Calvert County: 3,413 USDCalvert County3,413Charles County: 3,413 USDCharles County3,413Frederick County: 3,413 USDFrederick County3,413Montgomery County: 3,413 USDMontgomery County3,413Prince George's County: 3,413 USDPrince George's County3,413Anne Arundel County: 2,826 USDAnne Arundel County2,826Baltimore city: 2,826 USDBaltimore city2,826Baltimore County: 2,826 USDBaltimore County2,826Carroll County: 2,826 USDCarroll County2,826Harford County: 2,826 USDHarford County2,826Howard County: 2,826 USDHoward County2,826Queen Anne's County: 2,826 USDQueen Anne's County2,826St. Mary's County: 2,818 USDSt. Mary's County2,818Cecil County: 2,468 USDCecil County2,468Talbot County: 2,338 USDTalbot County2,338Caroline County: 2,153 USDCaroline County2,153Kent County: 2,136 USDKent County2,136Wicomico County: 1,977 USDWicomico County1,977Worcester County: 1,956 USDWorcester County1,956Dorchester County: 1,938 USDDorchester County1,938Washington County: 1,902 USDWashington County1,902Somerset County: 1,686 USDSomerset County1,686Garrett County: 1,532 USDGarrett County1,532Allegany County: 1,388 USDAllegany County1,388Calvert County: 3,413 USDCalvert County3,413Charles County: 3,413 USDCharles County3,413Frederick County: 3,413 USDFrederick County3,413Montgomery County: 3,413 USDMontgomery County3,413Prince George's County: 3,413 USDPrince George's County3,413Anne Arundel County: 2,826 USDAnne Arundel County2,826Baltimore city: 2,826 USDBaltimore city2,826Baltimore County: 2,826 USDBaltimore County2,826Carroll County: 2,826 USDCarroll County2,826Harford County: 2,826 USDHarford County2,826Howard County: 2,826 USDHoward County2,826Queen Anne's County: 2,826 USDQueen Anne's County2,826St. Mary's County: 2,818 USDSt. Mary's County2,818Cecil County: 2,468 USDCecil County2,468Talbot County: 2,338 USDTalbot County2,338Caroline County: 2,153 USDCaroline County2,153Kent County: 2,136 USDKent County2,136Wicomico County: 1,977 USDWicomico County1,977Worcester County: 1,956 USDWorcester County1,956Dorchester County: 1,938 USDDorchester County1,938Washington County: 1,902 USDWashington County1,902Somerset County: 1,686 USDSomerset County1,686Garrett County: 1,532 USDGarrett County1,532Allegany County: 1,388 USDAllegany County1,388
USD. Source: HUD, HUD Fair Market Rents by county: four bedrooms, monthly gross rent in dollars. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2025
USD		Change on 2024
1Calvert County3,413+13.2%
1Charles County3,413+13.2%
1Frederick County3,413+13.2%
1Montgomery County3,413+13.2%
1Prince George's County3,413+13.2%
6Anne Arundel County2,826-0.8%
6Baltimore city2,826-0.8%
6Baltimore County2,826-0.8%
6Carroll County2,826-0.8%
6Harford County2,826-0.8%
6Howard County2,826-0.8%
6Queen Anne's County2,826-0.8%
13St. Mary's County2,818+5.9%
14Cecil County2,468+1.9%
15Talbot County2,338-0.2%
16Caroline County2,153+4.6%
17Kent County2,136-0.8%
18Wicomico County1,977+13.2%
19Worcester County1,956+8.8%
20Dorchester County1,938+1.9%
21Washington County1,902+0.7%
22Somerset County1,686+15.1%
23Garrett County1,532-0.3%
24Allegany County1,388-4.5%

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/fmr2025/FY25_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. (2025). HUD Fair Market Rents by county: four bedrooms, monthly gross rent in dollars (Counties in Maryland by fair Market Rent, four bedrooms (HUD, monthly), 2025) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www.huduser.gov/portal/datasets/fmr/fmr2025/FY25_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), 2025. U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research, 18 Feb. 2025, https://www.huduser.gov/portal/datasets/fmr/fmr2025/FY25_FMRs_revised.xlsx. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/fair-market-rent-four-bedroom/maryland-counties?period=2025. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research. 2025. HUD Fair Market Rents by county: four bedrooms, monthly gross rent in dollars. Counties in Maryland by fair Market Rent, four bedrooms (HUD, monthly), 2025. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www.huduser.gov/portal/datasets/fmr/fmr2025/FY25_FMRs_revised.xlsx. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/fair-market-rent-four-bedroom/maryland-counties?period=2025.

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U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research (2025) HUD Fair Market Rents by county: four bedrooms, monthly gross rent in dollars, Counties in Maryland by fair Market Rent, four bedrooms (HUD, monthly), 2025 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www.huduser.gov/portal/datasets/fmr/fmr2025/FY25_FMRs_revised.xlsx, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/fair-market-rent-four-bedroom/maryland-counties?period=2025 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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

Calvert County, with $3,413 in 2025, 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 $1,388 in 2025.

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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