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

Calvert County had the highest fair Market Rent, three bedrooms (HUD, monthly) of 24 counties in 2016, at $2,144. Garrett County had the lowest, at $854. The median was $1,619. Source: the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research.

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Highest2,144Calvert County
Lowest854Garrett County
Median1,61924 counties

Map of counties, 2016

Allegany County: 908 USDAnne Arundel County: 1,663 USDBaltimore County: 1,663 USDCalvert County: 2,144 USDCaroline County: 1,159 USDCarroll County: 1,663 USDCecil County: 1,502 USDCharles County: 2,144 USDDorchester County: 1,088 USDFrederick County: 2,144 USDGarrett County: 854 USDHarford County: 1,663 USDHoward County: 1,663 USDKent County: 1,071 USDMontgomery County: 2,144 USDPrince George's County: 2,144 USDQueen Anne's County: 1,663 USDSt. Mary's County: 1,574 USDSomerset County: 1,028 USDTalbot County: 1,344 USDWashington County: 1,224 USDWicomico County: 1,196 USDWorcester County: 1,190 USDBaltimore city: 1,663 USD
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  • 1,900 and over
USD, 2016. Source: HUD, HUD Fair Market Rents by county: three bedrooms, monthly gross rent in dollars. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

All counties, 2016

Calvert County: 2,144 USDCalvert County2,144Charles County: 2,144 USDCharles County2,144Frederick County: 2,144 USDFrederick County2,144Montgomery County: 2,144 USDMontgomery County2,144Prince George's County: 2,144 USDPrince George's County2,144Anne Arundel County: 1,663 USDAnne Arundel County1,663Baltimore city: 1,663 USDBaltimore city1,663Baltimore County: 1,663 USDBaltimore County1,663Carroll County: 1,663 USDCarroll County1,663Harford County: 1,663 USDHarford County1,663Howard County: 1,663 USDHoward County1,663Queen Anne's County: 1,663 USDQueen Anne's County1,663St. Mary's County: 1,574 USDSt. Mary's County1,574Cecil County: 1,502 USDCecil County1,502Talbot County: 1,344 USDTalbot County1,344Washington County: 1,224 USDWashington County1,224Wicomico County: 1,196 USDWicomico County1,196Worcester County: 1,190 USDWorcester County1,190Caroline County: 1,159 USDCaroline County1,159Dorchester County: 1,088 USDDorchester County1,088Kent County: 1,071 USDKent County1,071Somerset County: 1,028 USDSomerset County1,028Allegany County: 908 USDAllegany County908Garrett County: 854 USDGarrett County854Calvert County: 2,144 USDCalvert County2,144Charles County: 2,144 USDCharles County2,144Frederick County: 2,144 USDFrederick County2,144Montgomery County: 2,144 USDMontgomery County2,144Prince George's County: 2,144 USDPrince George's County2,144Anne Arundel County: 1,663 USDAnne Arundel County1,663Baltimore city: 1,663 USDBaltimore city1,663Baltimore County: 1,663 USDBaltimore County1,663Carroll County: 1,663 USDCarroll County1,663Harford County: 1,663 USDHarford County1,663Howard County: 1,663 USDHoward County1,663Queen Anne's County: 1,663 USDQueen Anne's County1,663St. Mary's County: 1,574 USDSt. Mary's County1,574Cecil County: 1,502 USDCecil County1,502Talbot County: 1,344 USDTalbot County1,344Washington County: 1,224 USDWashington County1,224Wicomico County: 1,196 USDWicomico County1,196Worcester County: 1,190 USDWorcester County1,190Caroline County: 1,159 USDCaroline County1,159Dorchester County: 1,088 USDDorchester County1,088Kent County: 1,071 USDKent County1,071Somerset County: 1,028 USDSomerset County1,028Allegany County: 908 USDAllegany County908Garrett County: 854 USDGarrett County854
USD. Source: HUD, HUD Fair Market Rents by county: three bedrooms, monthly gross rent in dollars. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2016
USD		Change on 2015
1Calvert County2,144+9.9%
1Charles County2,144+9.9%
1Frederick County2,144+9.9%
1Montgomery County2,144+9.9%
1Prince George's County2,144+9.9%
6Anne Arundel County1,663+5.7%
6Baltimore city1,663+5.7%
6Baltimore County1,663+5.7%
6Carroll County1,663+5.7%
6Harford County1,663+5.7%
6Howard County1,663+5.7%
6Queen Anne's County1,663+5.7%
13St. Mary's County1,574-12.6%
14Cecil County1,502+4.3%
15Talbot County1,344+3.5%
16Washington County1,224+3.2%
17Wicomico County1,196+0.8%
18Worcester County1,190+8.5%
19Caroline County1,159+3.5%
20Dorchester County1,088+4.5%
21Kent County1,071-6%
22Somerset County1,028+17.1%
23Allegany County908+3.8%
24Garrett County854+2.6%

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 three-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: three bedrooms, 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: three bedrooms, monthly gross rent in dollars (Counties in Maryland by fair Market Rent, three bedrooms (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: three bedrooms, monthly gross rent in dollars, Counties in Maryland by fair Market Rent, three bedrooms (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-three-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: three bedrooms, monthly gross rent in dollars. Counties in Maryland by fair Market Rent, three bedrooms (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-three-bedroom/maryland-counties?period=2016.

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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: three bedrooms, monthly gross rent in dollars, Counties in Maryland by fair Market Rent, three bedrooms (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-three-bedroom/maryland-counties?period=2016 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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

Calvert County, with $2,144 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, three bedrooms (HUD, monthly)?

Garrett County, with $854 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: three bedrooms, monthly gross rent in dollars. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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