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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 2020, at $2,215. Allegany County had the lowest, at $961. The median was $1,781. Source: the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research.

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Highest2,215Calvert County
Lowest961Allegany County
Median1,78124 counties

Map of counties, 2020

Allegany County: 961 USDAnne Arundel County: 1,781 USDBaltimore County: 1,781 USDCalvert County: 2,215 USDCaroline County: 1,263 USDCarroll County: 1,781 USDCecil County: 1,528 USDCharles County: 2,215 USDDorchester County: 1,268 USDFrederick County: 2,215 USDGarrett County: 1,039 USDHarford County: 1,781 USDHoward County: 1,781 USDKent County: 1,416 USDMontgomery County: 2,215 USDPrince George's County: 2,215 USDQueen Anne's County: 1,781 USDSt. Mary's County: 1,856 USDSomerset County: 1,030 USDTalbot County: 1,534 USDWashington County: 1,238 USDWicomico County: 1,365 USDWorcester County: 1,257 USDBaltimore city: 1,781 USD
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  • 1,300 to 1,500
  • 1,500 to 1,800
  • 1,800 to 2,000
  • 2,000 and over
USD, 2020. 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, 2020

Calvert County: 2,215 USDCalvert County2,215Charles County: 2,215 USDCharles County2,215Frederick County: 2,215 USDFrederick County2,215Montgomery County: 2,215 USDMontgomery County2,215Prince George's County: 2,215 USDPrince George's County2,215St. Mary's County: 1,856 USDSt. Mary's County1,856Anne Arundel County: 1,781 USDAnne Arundel County1,781Baltimore city: 1,781 USDBaltimore city1,781Baltimore County: 1,781 USDBaltimore County1,781Carroll County: 1,781 USDCarroll County1,781Harford County: 1,781 USDHarford County1,781Howard County: 1,781 USDHoward County1,781Queen Anne's County: 1,781 USDQueen Anne's County1,781Talbot County: 1,534 USDTalbot County1,534Cecil County: 1,528 USDCecil County1,528Kent County: 1,416 USDKent County1,416Wicomico County: 1,365 USDWicomico County1,365Dorchester County: 1,268 USDDorchester County1,268Caroline County: 1,263 USDCaroline County1,263Worcester County: 1,257 USDWorcester County1,257Washington County: 1,238 USDWashington County1,238Garrett County: 1,039 USDGarrett County1,039Somerset County: 1,030 USDSomerset County1,030Allegany County: 961 USDAllegany County961Calvert County: 2,215 USDCalvert County2,215Charles County: 2,215 USDCharles County2,215Frederick County: 2,215 USDFrederick County2,215Montgomery County: 2,215 USDMontgomery County2,215Prince George's County: 2,215 USDPrince George's County2,215St. Mary's County: 1,856 USDSt. Mary's County1,856Anne Arundel County: 1,781 USDAnne Arundel County1,781Baltimore city: 1,781 USDBaltimore city1,781Baltimore County: 1,781 USDBaltimore County1,781Carroll County: 1,781 USDCarroll County1,781Harford County: 1,781 USDHarford County1,781Howard County: 1,781 USDHoward County1,781Queen Anne's County: 1,781 USDQueen Anne's County1,781Talbot County: 1,534 USDTalbot County1,534Cecil County: 1,528 USDCecil County1,528Kent County: 1,416 USDKent County1,416Wicomico County: 1,365 USDWicomico County1,365Dorchester County: 1,268 USDDorchester County1,268Caroline County: 1,263 USDCaroline County1,263Worcester County: 1,257 USDWorcester County1,257Washington County: 1,238 USDWashington County1,238Garrett County: 1,039 USDGarrett County1,039Somerset County: 1,030 USDSomerset County1,030Allegany County: 961 USDAllegany County961
USD. Source: HUD, HUD Fair Market Rents by county: three bedrooms, monthly gross rent in dollars. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2020
USD		Change on 2019
1Calvert County2,215+1.8%
1Charles County2,215+1.8%
1Frederick County2,215+1.8%
1Montgomery County2,215+1.8%
1Prince George's County2,215+1.8%
6St. Mary's County1,856+1.9%
7Anne Arundel County1,781+2.8%
7Baltimore city1,781+2.8%
7Baltimore County1,781+2.8%
7Carroll County1,781+2.8%
7Harford County1,781+2.8%
7Howard County1,781+2.8%
7Queen Anne's County1,781+2.8%
14Talbot County1,534-0.8%
15Cecil County1,528+1.7%
16Kent County1,416+9%
17Wicomico County1,365-8.3%
18Dorchester County1,268+3.9%
19Caroline County1,263-1.9%
20Worcester County1,257-10%
21Washington County1,238-7.7%
22Garrett County1,039+2.7%
23Somerset County1,030-7%
24Allegany County961+1.4%

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 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/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: three bedrooms, monthly gross rent in dollars (Counties in Maryland by fair Market Rent, three bedrooms (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: three bedrooms, monthly gross rent in dollars, Counties in Maryland by fair Market Rent, three bedrooms (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-three-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: three bedrooms, monthly gross rent in dollars. Counties in Maryland by fair Market Rent, three bedrooms (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-three-bedroom/maryland-counties?period=2020.

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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: three bedrooms, monthly gross rent in dollars, Counties in Maryland by fair Market Rent, three bedrooms (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-three-bedroom/maryland-counties?period=2020 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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

Calvert County, with $2,215 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, three bedrooms (HUD, monthly)?

Allegany County, with $961 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: three bedrooms, monthly gross rent in dollars. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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