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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 2017, at $1,513. Allegany County had the lowest, at $592. The median was $1,089. Source: the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research.

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Highest1,513Calvert County
Lowest592Allegany County
Median1,08924 counties

Map of counties, 2017

Allegany County: 592 USDAnne Arundel County: 1,097 USDBaltimore County: 1,097 USDCalvert County: 1,513 USDCaroline County: 706 USDCarroll County: 1,097 USDCecil County: 1,003 USDCharles County: 1,513 USDDorchester County: 776 USDFrederick County: 1,513 USDGarrett County: 606 USDHarford County: 1,097 USDHoward County: 1,097 USDKent County: 846 USDMontgomery County: 1,513 USDPrince George's County: 1,513 USDQueen Anne's County: 1,097 USDSt. Mary's County: 1,080 USDSomerset County: 636 USDTalbot County: 901 USDWashington County: 658 USDWicomico County: 712 USDWorcester County: 719 USDBaltimore city: 1,097 USD
  • Under 710
  • 710 to 920
  • 920 to 1,100
  • 1,100 to 1,300
  • 1,300 and over
USD, 2017. 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, 2017

Calvert County: 1,513 USDCalvert County1,513Charles County: 1,513 USDCharles County1,513Frederick County: 1,513 USDFrederick County1,513Montgomery County: 1,513 USDMontgomery County1,513Prince George's County: 1,513 USDPrince George's County1,513Anne Arundel County: 1,097 USDAnne Arundel County1,097Baltimore city: 1,097 USDBaltimore city1,097Baltimore County: 1,097 USDBaltimore County1,097Carroll County: 1,097 USDCarroll County1,097Harford County: 1,097 USDHarford County1,097Howard County: 1,097 USDHoward County1,097Queen Anne's County: 1,097 USDQueen Anne's County1,097St. Mary's County: 1,080 USDSt. Mary's County1,080Cecil County: 1,003 USDCecil County1,003Talbot County: 901 USDTalbot County901Kent County: 846 USDKent County846Dorchester County: 776 USDDorchester County776Worcester County: 719 USDWorcester County719Wicomico County: 712 USDWicomico County712Caroline County: 706 USDCaroline County706Washington County: 658 USDWashington County658Somerset County: 636 USDSomerset County636Garrett County: 606 USDGarrett County606Allegany County: 592 USDAllegany County592Calvert County: 1,513 USDCalvert County1,513Charles County: 1,513 USDCharles County1,513Frederick County: 1,513 USDFrederick County1,513Montgomery County: 1,513 USDMontgomery County1,513Prince George's County: 1,513 USDPrince George's County1,513Anne Arundel County: 1,097 USDAnne Arundel County1,097Baltimore city: 1,097 USDBaltimore city1,097Baltimore County: 1,097 USDBaltimore County1,097Carroll County: 1,097 USDCarroll County1,097Harford County: 1,097 USDHarford County1,097Howard County: 1,097 USDHoward County1,097Queen Anne's County: 1,097 USDQueen Anne's County1,097St. Mary's County: 1,080 USDSt. Mary's County1,080Cecil County: 1,003 USDCecil County1,003Talbot County: 901 USDTalbot County901Kent County: 846 USDKent County846Dorchester County: 776 USDDorchester County776Worcester County: 719 USDWorcester County719Wicomico County: 712 USDWicomico County712Caroline County: 706 USDCaroline County706Washington County: 658 USDWashington County658Somerset County: 636 USDSomerset County636Garrett County: 606 USDGarrett County606Allegany County: 592 USDAllegany County592
USD. Source: HUD, HUD Fair Market Rents by county: one bedroom, monthly gross rent in dollars. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2017
USD		Change on 2016
1Calvert County1,513+7.9%
1Charles County1,513+7.9%
1Frederick County1,513+7.9%
1Montgomery County1,513+7.9%
1Prince George's County1,513+7.9%
6Anne Arundel County1,097+6.2%
6Baltimore city1,097+6.2%
6Baltimore County1,097+6.2%
6Carroll County1,097+6.2%
6Harford County1,097+6.2%
6Howard County1,097+6.2%
6Queen Anne's County1,097+6.2%
13St. Mary's County1,080+8.7%
14Cecil County1,0030%
15Talbot County901+11.2%
16Kent County846+31.2%
17Dorchester County776+19.8%
18Worcester County719+6.4%
19Wicomico County712-0.3%
20Caroline County706+13.1%
21Washington County658-2.9%
22Somerset County636+2.4%
23Garrett County606+10%
24Allegany County592+4%

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/fmr2017/FY2017-4050-County-Level_Data.xlsx. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research. (2017). HUD Fair Market Rents by county: one bedroom, monthly gross rent in dollars (Counties in Maryland by fair Market Rent, one bedroom (HUD, monthly), 2017) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www.huduser.gov/portal/datasets/fmr/fmr2017/FY2017-4050-County-Level_Data.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), 2017. U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research, 29 Mar. 2017, https://www.huduser.gov/portal/datasets/fmr/fmr2017/FY2017-4050-County-Level_Data.xlsx. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/fair-market-rent-one-bedroom/maryland-counties?period=2017. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research. 2017. HUD Fair Market Rents by county: one bedroom, monthly gross rent in dollars. Counties in Maryland by fair Market Rent, one bedroom (HUD, monthly), 2017. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www.huduser.gov/portal/datasets/fmr/fmr2017/FY2017-4050-County-Level_Data.xlsx. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/fair-market-rent-one-bedroom/maryland-counties?period=2017.

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U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research (2017) HUD Fair Market Rents by county: one bedroom, monthly gross rent in dollars, Counties in Maryland by fair Market Rent, one bedroom (HUD, monthly), 2017 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www.huduser.gov/portal/datasets/fmr/fmr2017/FY2017-4050-County-Level_Data.xlsx, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/fair-market-rent-one-bedroom/maryland-counties?period=2017 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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

Calvert County, with $1,513 in 2017, 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)?

Allegany County, with $592 in 2017.

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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