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Counties in Maryland by fair Market Rent, four bedrooms (HUD, monthly)

Charles County had the highest fair Market Rent, four bedrooms (HUD, monthly) of 24 counties in 2026, at $3,332. Garrett County had the lowest, at $1,441. The median was $2,611. Source: the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research.

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Highest3,332Charles County
Lowest1,441Garrett County
Median2,61124 counties

Map of counties, 2026

Allegany County: 1,452 USDAnne Arundel County: 2,611 USDBaltimore County: 2,611 USDCalvert County: 3,106 USDCaroline County: 2,184 USDCarroll County: 2,611 USDCecil County: 2,423 USDCharles County: 3,332 USDDorchester County: 1,919 USDFrederick County: 3,332 USDGarrett County: 1,441 USDHarford County: 2,611 USDHoward County: 2,611 USDKent County: 2,090 USDMontgomery County: 3,332 USDPrince George's County: 3,332 USDQueen Anne's County: 2,611 USDSt. Mary's County: 2,889 USDSomerset County: 1,667 USDTalbot County: 2,364 USDWashington County: 1,901 USDWicomico County: 1,825 USDWorcester County: 1,919 USDBaltimore city: 2,611 USD
  • Under 1,900
  • 1,900 to 2,400
  • 2,400 to 2,600
  • 2,600 to 3,000
  • 3,000 and over
USD, 2026. 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, 2026

Charles County: 3,332 USDCharles County3,332Frederick County: 3,332 USDFrederick County3,332Montgomery County: 3,332 USDMontgomery County3,332Prince George's County: 3,332 USDPrince George's County3,332Calvert County: 3,106 USDCalvert County3,106St. Mary's County: 2,889 USDSt. Mary's County2,889Anne Arundel County: 2,611 USDAnne Arundel County2,611Baltimore city: 2,611 USDBaltimore city2,611Baltimore County: 2,611 USDBaltimore County2,611Carroll County: 2,611 USDCarroll County2,611Harford County: 2,611 USDHarford County2,611Howard County: 2,611 USDHoward County2,611Queen Anne's County: 2,611 USDQueen Anne's County2,611Cecil County: 2,423 USDCecil County2,423Talbot County: 2,364 USDTalbot County2,364Caroline County: 2,184 USDCaroline County2,184Kent County: 2,090 USDKent County2,090Dorchester County: 1,919 USDDorchester County1,919Worcester County: 1,919 USDWorcester County1,919Washington County: 1,901 USDWashington County1,901Wicomico County: 1,825 USDWicomico County1,825Somerset County: 1,667 USDSomerset County1,667Allegany County: 1,452 USDAllegany County1,452Garrett County: 1,441 USDGarrett County1,441Charles County: 3,332 USDCharles County3,332Frederick County: 3,332 USDFrederick County3,332Montgomery County: 3,332 USDMontgomery County3,332Prince George's County: 3,332 USDPrince George's County3,332Calvert County: 3,106 USDCalvert County3,106St. Mary's County: 2,889 USDSt. Mary's County2,889Anne Arundel County: 2,611 USDAnne Arundel County2,611Baltimore city: 2,611 USDBaltimore city2,611Baltimore County: 2,611 USDBaltimore County2,611Carroll County: 2,611 USDCarroll County2,611Harford County: 2,611 USDHarford County2,611Howard County: 2,611 USDHoward County2,611Queen Anne's County: 2,611 USDQueen Anne's County2,611Cecil County: 2,423 USDCecil County2,423Talbot County: 2,364 USDTalbot County2,364Caroline County: 2,184 USDCaroline County2,184Kent County: 2,090 USDKent County2,090Dorchester County: 1,919 USDDorchester County1,919Worcester County: 1,919 USDWorcester County1,919Washington County: 1,901 USDWashington County1,901Wicomico County: 1,825 USDWicomico County1,825Somerset County: 1,667 USDSomerset County1,667Allegany County: 1,452 USDAllegany County1,452Garrett County: 1,441 USDGarrett County1,441
USD. Source: HUD, HUD Fair Market Rents by county: four bedrooms, monthly gross rent in dollars. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2026
USD		Change on 2025
1Charles County3,332-2.4%
1Frederick County3,332-2.4%
1Montgomery County3,332-2.4%
1Prince George's County3,332-2.4%
5Calvert County3,106-9%
6St. Mary's County2,889+2.5%
7Anne Arundel County2,611-7.6%
7Baltimore city2,611-7.6%
7Baltimore County2,611-7.6%
7Carroll County2,611-7.6%
7Harford County2,611-7.6%
7Howard County2,611-7.6%
7Queen Anne's County2,611-7.6%
14Cecil County2,423-1.8%
15Talbot County2,364+1.1%
16Caroline County2,184+1.4%
17Kent County2,090-2.2%
18Dorchester County1,919-1%
18Worcester County1,919-1.9%
20Washington County1,901-0.1%
21Wicomico County1,825-7.7%
22Somerset County1,667-1.1%
23Allegany County1,452+4.6%
24Garrett County1,441-5.9%

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/fmr2026/FY26_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. (2026). HUD Fair Market Rents by county: four bedrooms, monthly gross rent in dollars (Counties in Maryland by fair Market Rent, four bedrooms (HUD, monthly), 2026) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www.huduser.gov/portal/datasets/fmr/fmr2026/FY26_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), 2026. U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research, 21 Apr. 2026, https://www.huduser.gov/portal/datasets/fmr/fmr2026/FY26_FMRs_revised.xlsx. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/fair-market-rent-four-bedroom/maryland-counties?period=2026. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research. 2026. HUD Fair Market Rents by county: four bedrooms, monthly gross rent in dollars. Counties in Maryland by fair Market Rent, four bedrooms (HUD, monthly), 2026. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www.huduser.gov/portal/datasets/fmr/fmr2026/FY26_FMRs_revised.xlsx. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/fair-market-rent-four-bedroom/maryland-counties?period=2026.

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U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research (2026) HUD Fair Market Rents by county: four bedrooms, monthly gross rent in dollars, Counties in Maryland by fair Market Rent, four bedrooms (HUD, monthly), 2026 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www.huduser.gov/portal/datasets/fmr/fmr2026/FY26_FMRs_revised.xlsx, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/fair-market-rent-four-bedroom/maryland-counties?period=2026 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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

Charles County, with $3,332 in 2026, 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)?

Garrett County, with $1,441 in 2026.

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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