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Counties in Maryland by fair Market Rent, one bedroom (HUD, monthly)

Calvert County had the highest fair Market Rent, one bedroom (HUD, monthly) of 24 counties in 2016, at $1,402. Garrett County had the lowest, at $551. The median was $1,018. Source: the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research.

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Highest1,402Calvert County
Lowest551Garrett County
Median1,01824 counties

Map of counties, 2016

Allegany County: 569 USDAnne Arundel County: 1,033 USDBaltimore County: 1,033 USDCalvert County: 1,402 USDCaroline County: 624 USDCarroll County: 1,033 USDCecil County: 1,003 USDCharles County: 1,402 USDDorchester County: 648 USDFrederick County: 1,402 USDGarrett County: 551 USDHarford County: 1,033 USDHoward County: 1,033 USDKent County: 645 USDMontgomery County: 1,402 USDPrince George's County: 1,402 USDQueen Anne's County: 1,033 USDSt. Mary's County: 994 USDSomerset County: 621 USDTalbot County: 810 USDWashington County: 678 USDWicomico County: 714 USDWorcester County: 676 USDBaltimore city: 1,033 USD
  • Under 650
  • 650 to 850
  • 850 to 1,000
  • 1,000 to 1,200
  • 1,200 and over
USD, 2016. Source: HUD, HUD Fair Market Rents by county: one bedroom, monthly gross rent in dollars. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

All counties, 2016

Calvert County: 1,402 USDCalvert County1,402Charles County: 1,402 USDCharles County1,402Frederick County: 1,402 USDFrederick County1,402Montgomery County: 1,402 USDMontgomery County1,402Prince George's County: 1,402 USDPrince George's County1,402Anne Arundel County: 1,033 USDAnne Arundel County1,033Baltimore city: 1,033 USDBaltimore city1,033Baltimore County: 1,033 USDBaltimore County1,033Carroll County: 1,033 USDCarroll County1,033Harford County: 1,033 USDHarford County1,033Howard County: 1,033 USDHoward County1,033Queen Anne's County: 1,033 USDQueen Anne's County1,033Cecil County: 1,003 USDCecil County1,003St. Mary's County: 994 USDSt. Mary's County994Talbot County: 810 USDTalbot County810Wicomico County: 714 USDWicomico County714Washington County: 678 USDWashington County678Worcester County: 676 USDWorcester County676Dorchester County: 648 USDDorchester County648Kent County: 645 USDKent County645Caroline County: 624 USDCaroline County624Somerset County: 621 USDSomerset County621Allegany County: 569 USDAllegany County569Garrett County: 551 USDGarrett County551Calvert County: 1,402 USDCalvert County1,402Charles County: 1,402 USDCharles County1,402Frederick County: 1,402 USDFrederick County1,402Montgomery County: 1,402 USDMontgomery County1,402Prince George's County: 1,402 USDPrince George's County1,402Anne Arundel County: 1,033 USDAnne Arundel County1,033Baltimore city: 1,033 USDBaltimore city1,033Baltimore County: 1,033 USDBaltimore County1,033Carroll County: 1,033 USDCarroll County1,033Harford County: 1,033 USDHarford County1,033Howard County: 1,033 USDHoward County1,033Queen Anne's County: 1,033 USDQueen Anne's County1,033Cecil County: 1,003 USDCecil County1,003St. Mary's County: 994 USDSt. Mary's County994Talbot County: 810 USDTalbot County810Wicomico County: 714 USDWicomico County714Washington County: 678 USDWashington County678Worcester County: 676 USDWorcester County676Dorchester County: 648 USDDorchester County648Kent County: 645 USDKent County645Caroline County: 624 USDCaroline County624Somerset County: 621 USDSomerset County621Allegany County: 569 USDAllegany County569Garrett County: 551 USDGarrett County551
USD. Source: HUD, HUD Fair Market Rents by county: one bedroom, monthly gross rent in dollars. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2016
USD		Change on 2015
1Calvert County1,402+14%
1Charles County1,402+14%
1Frederick County1,402+14%
1Montgomery County1,402+14%
1Prince George's County1,402+14%
6Anne Arundel County1,033+4.9%
6Baltimore city1,033+4.9%
6Baltimore County1,033+4.9%
6Carroll County1,033+4.9%
6Harford County1,033+4.9%
6Howard County1,033+4.9%
6Queen Anne's County1,033+4.9%
13Cecil County1,003+4.6%
14St. Mary's County994-4.9%
15Talbot County810+1.1%
16Wicomico County714+4.8%
17Washington County678+2.4%
18Worcester County676+2%
19Dorchester County648-4.7%
20Kent County645+0.8%
21Caroline County624+0.3%
22Somerset County621+5.4%
23Allegany County569+5%
24Garrett County551+1.1%

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 one-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: one bedroom, monthly gross rent in dollars. https://www.huduser.gov/portal/datasets/fmr/fmr2016f/FY2016F-4050-RevFinal4.xlsx. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research. (2016). HUD Fair Market Rents by county: one bedroom, monthly gross rent in dollars (Counties in Maryland by fair Market Rent, one bedroom (HUD, monthly), 2016) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www.huduser.gov/portal/datasets/fmr/fmr2016f/FY2016F-4050-RevFinal4.xlsx

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HUD Fair Market Rents by county: one bedroom, monthly gross rent in dollars, Counties in Maryland by fair Market Rent, one bedroom (HUD, monthly), 2016. U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research, 25 July 2016, https://www.huduser.gov/portal/datasets/fmr/fmr2016f/FY2016F-4050-RevFinal4.xlsx. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/fair-market-rent-one-bedroom/maryland-counties?period=2016. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research. 2016. HUD Fair Market Rents by county: one bedroom, monthly gross rent in dollars. Counties in Maryland by fair Market Rent, one bedroom (HUD, monthly), 2016. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www.huduser.gov/portal/datasets/fmr/fmr2016f/FY2016F-4050-RevFinal4.xlsx. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/fair-market-rent-one-bedroom/maryland-counties?period=2016.

Harvard

U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research (2016) HUD Fair Market Rents by county: one bedroom, monthly gross rent in dollars, Counties in Maryland by fair Market Rent, one bedroom (HUD, monthly), 2016 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www.huduser.gov/portal/datasets/fmr/fmr2016f/FY2016F-4050-RevFinal4.xlsx, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/fair-market-rent-one-bedroom/maryland-counties?period=2016 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest fair Market Rent, one bedroom (HUD, monthly)?

Calvert County, with $1,402 in 2016, 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, one bedroom (HUD, monthly)?

Garrett County, with $551 in 2016.

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: one bedroom, monthly gross rent in dollars. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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