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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 2018, at $2,353. Allegany County had the lowest, at $957. The median was $1,804. Source: the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research.

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Highest2,353Calvert County
Lowest957Allegany County
Median1,80424 counties

Map of counties, 2018

Allegany County: 957 USDAnne Arundel County: 1,815 USDBaltimore County: 1,815 USDCalvert County: 2,353 USDCaroline County: 1,227 USDCarroll County: 1,815 USDCecil County: 1,587 USDCharles County: 2,353 USDDorchester County: 1,191 USDFrederick County: 2,353 USDGarrett County: 975 USDHarford County: 1,815 USDHoward County: 1,815 USDKent County: 1,303 USDMontgomery County: 2,353 USDPrince George's County: 2,353 USDQueen Anne's County: 1,815 USDSt. Mary's County: 1,792 USDSomerset County: 1,079 USDTalbot County: 1,485 USDWashington County: 1,261 USDWicomico County: 1,300 USDWorcester County: 1,305 USDBaltimore city: 1,815 USD
  • Under 1,200
  • 1,200 to 1,500
  • 1,500 to 1,800
  • 1,800 to 2,000
  • 2,000 and over
USD, 2018. 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, 2018

Calvert County: 2,353 USDCalvert County2,353Charles County: 2,353 USDCharles County2,353Frederick County: 2,353 USDFrederick County2,353Montgomery County: 2,353 USDMontgomery County2,353Prince George's County: 2,353 USDPrince George's County2,353Anne Arundel County: 1,815 USDAnne Arundel County1,815Baltimore city: 1,815 USDBaltimore city1,815Baltimore County: 1,815 USDBaltimore County1,815Carroll County: 1,815 USDCarroll County1,815Harford County: 1,815 USDHarford County1,815Howard County: 1,815 USDHoward County1,815Queen Anne's County: 1,815 USDQueen Anne's County1,815St. Mary's County: 1,792 USDSt. Mary's County1,792Cecil County: 1,587 USDCecil County1,587Talbot County: 1,485 USDTalbot County1,485Worcester County: 1,305 USDWorcester County1,305Kent County: 1,303 USDKent County1,303Wicomico County: 1,300 USDWicomico County1,300Washington County: 1,261 USDWashington County1,261Caroline County: 1,227 USDCaroline County1,227Dorchester County: 1,191 USDDorchester County1,191Somerset County: 1,079 USDSomerset County1,079Garrett County: 975 USDGarrett County975Allegany County: 957 USDAllegany County957Calvert County: 2,353 USDCalvert County2,353Charles County: 2,353 USDCharles County2,353Frederick County: 2,353 USDFrederick County2,353Montgomery County: 2,353 USDMontgomery County2,353Prince George's County: 2,353 USDPrince George's County2,353Anne Arundel County: 1,815 USDAnne Arundel County1,815Baltimore city: 1,815 USDBaltimore city1,815Baltimore County: 1,815 USDBaltimore County1,815Carroll County: 1,815 USDCarroll County1,815Harford County: 1,815 USDHarford County1,815Howard County: 1,815 USDHoward County1,815Queen Anne's County: 1,815 USDQueen Anne's County1,815St. Mary's County: 1,792 USDSt. Mary's County1,792Cecil County: 1,587 USDCecil County1,587Talbot County: 1,485 USDTalbot County1,485Worcester County: 1,305 USDWorcester County1,305Kent County: 1,303 USDKent County1,303Wicomico County: 1,300 USDWicomico County1,300Washington County: 1,261 USDWashington County1,261Caroline County: 1,227 USDCaroline County1,227Dorchester County: 1,191 USDDorchester County1,191Somerset County: 1,079 USDSomerset County1,079Garrett County: 975 USDGarrett County975Allegany County: 957 USDAllegany County957
USD. Source: HUD, HUD Fair Market Rents by county: three bedrooms, monthly gross rent in dollars. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2018
USD		Change on 2017
1Calvert County2,353+2.3%
1Charles County2,353+2.3%
1Frederick County2,353+2.3%
1Montgomery County2,353+2.3%
1Prince George's County2,353+2.3%
6Anne Arundel County1,815+2.6%
6Baltimore city1,815+2.6%
6Baltimore County1,815+2.6%
6Carroll County1,815+2.6%
6Harford County1,815+2.6%
6Howard County1,815+2.6%
6Queen Anne's County1,815+2.6%
13St. Mary's County1,792+5.5%
14Cecil County1,587+4.8%
15Talbot County1,485-0.9%
16Worcester County1,305+3.6%
17Kent County1,303-7.3%
18Wicomico County1,300+9%
19Washington County1,261+6.1%
20Caroline County1,227-6.2%
21Dorchester County1,191-4.7%
22Somerset County1,079+3%
23Garrett County975-0.7%
24Allegany County957+2.5%

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/fmr2018/FY18_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. (2018). HUD Fair Market Rents by county: three bedrooms, monthly gross rent in dollars (Counties in Maryland by fair Market Rent, three bedrooms (HUD, monthly), 2018) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www.huduser.gov/portal/datasets/fmr/fmr2018/FY18_4050_FMRs_rev.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), 2018. U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research, 13 Feb. 2018, https://www.huduser.gov/portal/datasets/fmr/fmr2018/FY18_4050_FMRs_rev.xlsx. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/fair-market-rent-three-bedroom/maryland-counties?period=2018. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research. 2018. HUD Fair Market Rents by county: three bedrooms, monthly gross rent in dollars. Counties in Maryland by fair Market Rent, three bedrooms (HUD, monthly), 2018. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www.huduser.gov/portal/datasets/fmr/fmr2018/FY18_4050_FMRs_rev.xlsx. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/fair-market-rent-three-bedroom/maryland-counties?period=2018.

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U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research (2018) HUD Fair Market Rents by county: three bedrooms, monthly gross rent in dollars, Counties in Maryland by fair Market Rent, three bedrooms (HUD, monthly), 2018 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www.huduser.gov/portal/datasets/fmr/fmr2018/FY18_4050_FMRs_rev.xlsx, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/fair-market-rent-three-bedroom/maryland-counties?period=2018 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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

Calvert County, with $2,353 in 2018, 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)?

Allegany County, with $957 in 2018.

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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