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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 2020, at $1,500. Allegany County had the lowest, at $587. The median was $1,098. Source: the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research.

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Highest1,500Calvert County
Lowest587Allegany County
Median1,09824 counties

Map of counties, 2020

Allegany County: 587 USDAnne Arundel County: 1,105 USDBaltimore County: 1,105 USDCalvert County: 1,500 USDCaroline County: 732 USDCarroll County: 1,105 USDCecil County: 1,013 USDCharles County: 1,500 USDDorchester County: 784 USDFrederick County: 1,500 USDGarrett County: 588 USDHarford County: 1,105 USDHoward County: 1,105 USDKent County: 781 USDMontgomery County: 1,500 USDPrince George's County: 1,500 USDQueen Anne's County: 1,105 USDSt. Mary's County: 1,091 USDSomerset County: 647 USDTalbot County: 883 USDWashington County: 676 USDWicomico County: 810 USDWorcester County: 735 USDBaltimore city: 1,105 USD
  • Under 730
  • 730 to 910
  • 910 to 1,100
  • 1,100 to 1,300
  • 1,300 and over
USD, 2020. 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, 2020

Calvert County: 1,500 USDCalvert County1,500Charles County: 1,500 USDCharles County1,500Frederick County: 1,500 USDFrederick County1,500Montgomery County: 1,500 USDMontgomery County1,500Prince George's County: 1,500 USDPrince George's County1,500Anne Arundel County: 1,105 USDAnne Arundel County1,105Baltimore city: 1,105 USDBaltimore city1,105Baltimore County: 1,105 USDBaltimore County1,105Carroll County: 1,105 USDCarroll County1,105Harford County: 1,105 USDHarford County1,105Howard County: 1,105 USDHoward County1,105Queen Anne's County: 1,105 USDQueen Anne's County1,105St. Mary's County: 1,091 USDSt. Mary's County1,091Cecil County: 1,013 USDCecil County1,013Talbot County: 883 USDTalbot County883Wicomico County: 810 USDWicomico County810Dorchester County: 784 USDDorchester County784Kent County: 781 USDKent County781Worcester County: 735 USDWorcester County735Caroline County: 732 USDCaroline County732Washington County: 676 USDWashington County676Somerset County: 647 USDSomerset County647Garrett County: 588 USDGarrett County588Allegany County: 587 USDAllegany County587Calvert County: 1,500 USDCalvert County1,500Charles County: 1,500 USDCharles County1,500Frederick County: 1,500 USDFrederick County1,500Montgomery County: 1,500 USDMontgomery County1,500Prince George's County: 1,500 USDPrince George's County1,500Anne Arundel County: 1,105 USDAnne Arundel County1,105Baltimore city: 1,105 USDBaltimore city1,105Baltimore County: 1,105 USDBaltimore County1,105Carroll County: 1,105 USDCarroll County1,105Harford County: 1,105 USDHarford County1,105Howard County: 1,105 USDHoward County1,105Queen Anne's County: 1,105 USDQueen Anne's County1,105St. Mary's County: 1,091 USDSt. Mary's County1,091Cecil County: 1,013 USDCecil County1,013Talbot County: 883 USDTalbot County883Wicomico County: 810 USDWicomico County810Dorchester County: 784 USDDorchester County784Kent County: 781 USDKent County781Worcester County: 735 USDWorcester County735Caroline County: 732 USDCaroline County732Washington County: 676 USDWashington County676Somerset County: 647 USDSomerset County647Garrett County: 588 USDGarrett County588Allegany County: 587 USDAllegany County587
USD. Source: HUD, HUD Fair Market Rents by county: one bedroom, monthly gross rent in dollars. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2020
USD		Change on 2019
1Calvert County1,500+3.2%
1Charles County1,500+3.2%
1Frederick County1,500+3.2%
1Montgomery County1,500+3.2%
1Prince George's County1,500+3.2%
6Anne Arundel County1,105+2.9%
6Baltimore city1,105+2.9%
6Baltimore County1,105+2.9%
6Carroll County1,105+2.9%
6Harford County1,105+2.9%
6Howard County1,105+2.9%
6Queen Anne's County1,105+2.9%
13St. Mary's County1,091-1%
14Cecil County1,013+2.1%
15Talbot County883+0.6%
16Wicomico County810-9.9%
17Dorchester County784+1.4%
18Kent County781-1.8%
19Worcester County735-9.9%
20Caroline County732+0.3%
21Washington County676-8.9%
22Somerset County647-9.9%
23Garrett County588+1.6%
24Allegany County587-1%

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/fmr2020/FY20_4050_FMRs_rev.xlsx. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research. (2020). HUD Fair Market Rents by county: one bedroom, monthly gross rent in dollars (Counties in Maryland by fair Market Rent, one bedroom (HUD, monthly), 2020) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www.huduser.gov/portal/datasets/fmr/fmr2020/FY20_4050_FMRs_rev.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), 2020. U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research, 2 Mar. 2020, https://www.huduser.gov/portal/datasets/fmr/fmr2020/FY20_4050_FMRs_rev.xlsx. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/fair-market-rent-one-bedroom/maryland-counties?period=2020. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research. 2020. HUD Fair Market Rents by county: one bedroom, monthly gross rent in dollars. Counties in Maryland by fair Market Rent, one bedroom (HUD, monthly), 2020. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www.huduser.gov/portal/datasets/fmr/fmr2020/FY20_4050_FMRs_rev.xlsx. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/fair-market-rent-one-bedroom/maryland-counties?period=2020.

Harvard

U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research (2020) HUD Fair Market Rents by county: one bedroom, monthly gross rent in dollars, Counties in Maryland by fair Market Rent, one bedroom (HUD, monthly), 2020 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www.huduser.gov/portal/datasets/fmr/fmr2020/FY20_4050_FMRs_rev.xlsx, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/fair-market-rent-one-bedroom/maryland-counties?period=2020 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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

Calvert County, with $1,500 in 2020, 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 $587 in 2020.

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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