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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 2023, at $2,299. Allegany County had the lowest, at $1,073. The median was $2,009. Source: the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research.

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Highest2,299Calvert County
Lowest1,073Allegany County
Median2,00924 counties

Map of counties, 2023

Allegany County: 1,073 USDAnne Arundel County: 2,009 USDBaltimore County: 2,009 USDCalvert County: 2,299 USDCaroline County: 1,426 USDCarroll County: 2,009 USDCecil County: 1,789 USDCharles County: 2,299 USDDorchester County: 1,408 USDFrederick County: 2,299 USDGarrett County: 1,174 USDHarford County: 2,009 USDHoward County: 2,009 USDKent County: 1,503 USDMontgomery County: 2,299 USDPrince George's County: 2,299 USDQueen Anne's County: 2,009 USDSt. Mary's County: 2,168 USDSomerset County: 1,235 USDTalbot County: 1,707 USDWashington County: 1,506 USDWicomico County: 1,506 USDWorcester County: 1,387 USDBaltimore city: 2,009 USD
  • Under 1,400
  • 1,400 to 1,700
  • 1,700 to 2,000
  • 2,000 to 2,200
  • 2,200 and over
USD, 2023. 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, 2023

Calvert County: 2,299 USDCalvert County2,299Charles County: 2,299 USDCharles County2,299Frederick County: 2,299 USDFrederick County2,299Montgomery County: 2,299 USDMontgomery County2,299Prince George's County: 2,299 USDPrince George's County2,299St. Mary's County: 2,168 USDSt. Mary's County2,168Anne Arundel County: 2,009 USDAnne Arundel County2,009Baltimore city: 2,009 USDBaltimore city2,009Baltimore County: 2,009 USDBaltimore County2,009Carroll County: 2,009 USDCarroll County2,009Harford County: 2,009 USDHarford County2,009Howard County: 2,009 USDHoward County2,009Queen Anne's County: 2,009 USDQueen Anne's County2,009Cecil County: 1,789 USDCecil County1,789Talbot County: 1,707 USDTalbot County1,707Washington County: 1,506 USDWashington County1,506Wicomico County: 1,506 USDWicomico County1,506Kent County: 1,503 USDKent County1,503Caroline County: 1,426 USDCaroline County1,426Dorchester County: 1,408 USDDorchester County1,408Worcester County: 1,387 USDWorcester County1,387Somerset County: 1,235 USDSomerset County1,235Garrett County: 1,174 USDGarrett County1,174Allegany County: 1,073 USDAllegany County1,073Calvert County: 2,299 USDCalvert County2,299Charles County: 2,299 USDCharles County2,299Frederick County: 2,299 USDFrederick County2,299Montgomery County: 2,299 USDMontgomery County2,299Prince George's County: 2,299 USDPrince George's County2,299St. Mary's County: 2,168 USDSt. Mary's County2,168Anne Arundel County: 2,009 USDAnne Arundel County2,009Baltimore city: 2,009 USDBaltimore city2,009Baltimore County: 2,009 USDBaltimore County2,009Carroll County: 2,009 USDCarroll County2,009Harford County: 2,009 USDHarford County2,009Howard County: 2,009 USDHoward County2,009Queen Anne's County: 2,009 USDQueen Anne's County2,009Cecil County: 1,789 USDCecil County1,789Talbot County: 1,707 USDTalbot County1,707Washington County: 1,506 USDWashington County1,506Wicomico County: 1,506 USDWicomico County1,506Kent County: 1,503 USDKent County1,503Caroline County: 1,426 USDCaroline County1,426Dorchester County: 1,408 USDDorchester County1,408Worcester County: 1,387 USDWorcester County1,387Somerset County: 1,235 USDSomerset County1,235Garrett County: 1,174 USDGarrett County1,174Allegany County: 1,073 USDAllegany County1,073
USD. Source: HUD, HUD Fair Market Rents by county: three bedrooms, monthly gross rent in dollars. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2023
USD		Change on 2022
1Calvert County2,299+1.7%
1Charles County2,299+1.7%
1Frederick County2,299+1.7%
1Montgomery County2,299+1.7%
1Prince George's County2,299+1.7%
6St. Mary's County2,168+12.9%
7Anne Arundel County2,009+11.1%
7Baltimore city2,009+11.1%
7Baltimore County2,009+11.1%
7Carroll County2,009+11.1%
7Harford County2,009+11.1%
7Howard County2,009+11.1%
7Queen Anne's County2,009+11.1%
14Cecil County1,789+11.5%
15Talbot County1,707+8.2%
16Washington County1,506+9.1%
16Wicomico County1,506+7.7%
18Kent County1,503+4.4%
19Caroline County1,426+8.7%
20Dorchester County1,408+12.2%
21Worcester County1,387+4.8%
22Somerset County1,235+15.4%
23Garrett County1,174+9.2%
24Allegany County1,073+8.7%

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/fmr2023/FY23_FMRs_revised.xlsx. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research. (2023). HUD Fair Market Rents by county: three bedrooms, monthly gross rent in dollars (Counties in Maryland by fair Market Rent, three bedrooms (HUD, monthly), 2023) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www.huduser.gov/portal/datasets/fmr/fmr2023/FY23_FMRs_revised.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), 2023. U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research, 15 Mar. 2023, https://www.huduser.gov/portal/datasets/fmr/fmr2023/FY23_FMRs_revised.xlsx. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/fair-market-rent-three-bedroom/maryland-counties?period=2023. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research. 2023. HUD Fair Market Rents by county: three bedrooms, monthly gross rent in dollars. Counties in Maryland by fair Market Rent, three bedrooms (HUD, monthly), 2023. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www.huduser.gov/portal/datasets/fmr/fmr2023/FY23_FMRs_revised.xlsx. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/fair-market-rent-three-bedroom/maryland-counties?period=2023.

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U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research (2023) HUD Fair Market Rents by county: three bedrooms, monthly gross rent in dollars, Counties in Maryland by fair Market Rent, three bedrooms (HUD, monthly), 2023 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www.huduser.gov/portal/datasets/fmr/fmr2023/FY23_FMRs_revised.xlsx, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/fair-market-rent-three-bedroom/maryland-counties?period=2023 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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

Calvert County, with $2,299 in 2023, 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 $1,073 in 2023.

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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