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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 2024, at $2,544. Allegany County had the lowest, at $1,186. The median was $2,398. Source: the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research.

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Highest2,544Calvert County
Lowest1,186Allegany County
Median2,39824 counties

Map of counties, 2024

Allegany County: 1,186 USDAnne Arundel County: 2,519 USDBaltimore County: 2,519 USDCalvert County: 2,544 USDCaroline County: 1,669 USDCarroll County: 2,519 USDCecil County: 2,100 USDCharles County: 2,544 USDDorchester County: 1,580 USDFrederick County: 2,544 USDGarrett County: 1,275 USDHarford County: 2,519 USDHoward County: 2,519 USDKent County: 1,699 USDMontgomery County: 2,544 USDPrince George's County: 2,544 USDQueen Anne's County: 2,519 USDSt. Mary's County: 2,277 USDSomerset County: 1,458 USDTalbot County: 1,945 USDWashington County: 1,713 USDWicomico County: 1,739 USDWorcester County: 1,614 USDBaltimore city: 2,519 USD
  • Under 1,600
  • 1,600 to 2,000
  • 2,000 to 2,500
  • 2,500 and over
USD, 2024. 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, 2024

Calvert County: 2,544 USDCalvert County2,544Charles County: 2,544 USDCharles County2,544Frederick County: 2,544 USDFrederick County2,544Montgomery County: 2,544 USDMontgomery County2,544Prince George's County: 2,544 USDPrince George's County2,544Anne Arundel County: 2,519 USDAnne Arundel County2,519Baltimore city: 2,519 USDBaltimore city2,519Baltimore County: 2,519 USDBaltimore County2,519Carroll County: 2,519 USDCarroll County2,519Harford County: 2,519 USDHarford County2,519Howard County: 2,519 USDHoward County2,519Queen Anne's County: 2,519 USDQueen Anne's County2,519St. Mary's County: 2,277 USDSt. Mary's County2,277Cecil County: 2,100 USDCecil County2,100Talbot County: 1,945 USDTalbot County1,945Wicomico County: 1,739 USDWicomico County1,739Washington County: 1,713 USDWashington County1,713Kent County: 1,699 USDKent County1,699Caroline County: 1,669 USDCaroline County1,669Worcester County: 1,614 USDWorcester County1,614Dorchester County: 1,580 USDDorchester County1,580Somerset County: 1,458 USDSomerset County1,458Garrett County: 1,275 USDGarrett County1,275Allegany County: 1,186 USDAllegany County1,186Calvert County: 2,544 USDCalvert County2,544Charles County: 2,544 USDCharles County2,544Frederick County: 2,544 USDFrederick County2,544Montgomery County: 2,544 USDMontgomery County2,544Prince George's County: 2,544 USDPrince George's County2,544Anne Arundel County: 2,519 USDAnne Arundel County2,519Baltimore city: 2,519 USDBaltimore city2,519Baltimore County: 2,519 USDBaltimore County2,519Carroll County: 2,519 USDCarroll County2,519Harford County: 2,519 USDHarford County2,519Howard County: 2,519 USDHoward County2,519Queen Anne's County: 2,519 USDQueen Anne's County2,519St. Mary's County: 2,277 USDSt. Mary's County2,277Cecil County: 2,100 USDCecil County2,100Talbot County: 1,945 USDTalbot County1,945Wicomico County: 1,739 USDWicomico County1,739Washington County: 1,713 USDWashington County1,713Kent County: 1,699 USDKent County1,699Caroline County: 1,669 USDCaroline County1,669Worcester County: 1,614 USDWorcester County1,614Dorchester County: 1,580 USDDorchester County1,580Somerset County: 1,458 USDSomerset County1,458Garrett County: 1,275 USDGarrett County1,275Allegany County: 1,186 USDAllegany County1,186
USD. Source: HUD, HUD Fair Market Rents by county: three bedrooms, monthly gross rent in dollars. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2024
USD		Change on 2023
1Calvert County2,544+10.7%
1Charles County2,544+10.7%
1Frederick County2,544+10.7%
1Montgomery County2,544+10.7%
1Prince George's County2,544+10.7%
6Anne Arundel County2,519+25.4%
6Baltimore city2,519+25.4%
6Baltimore County2,519+25.4%
6Carroll County2,519+25.4%
6Harford County2,519+25.4%
6Howard County2,519+25.4%
6Queen Anne's County2,519+25.4%
13St. Mary's County2,277+5%
14Cecil County2,100+17.4%
15Talbot County1,945+13.9%
16Wicomico County1,739+15.5%
17Washington County1,713+13.7%
18Kent County1,699+13%
19Caroline County1,669+17%
20Worcester County1,614+16.4%
21Dorchester County1,580+12.2%
22Somerset County1,458+18.1%
23Garrett County1,275+8.6%
24Allegany County1,186+10.5%

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/fmr2024/FMR2024_final_revised.xlsx. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research. (2024). HUD Fair Market Rents by county: three bedrooms, monthly gross rent in dollars (Counties in Maryland by fair Market Rent, three bedrooms (HUD, monthly), 2024) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www.huduser.gov/portal/datasets/fmr/fmr2024/FMR2024_final_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), 2024. U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research, 4 Mar. 2024, https://www.huduser.gov/portal/datasets/fmr/fmr2024/FMR2024_final_revised.xlsx. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/fair-market-rent-three-bedroom/maryland-counties?period=2024. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research. 2024. HUD Fair Market Rents by county: three bedrooms, monthly gross rent in dollars. Counties in Maryland by fair Market Rent, three bedrooms (HUD, monthly), 2024. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www.huduser.gov/portal/datasets/fmr/fmr2024/FMR2024_final_revised.xlsx. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/fair-market-rent-three-bedroom/maryland-counties?period=2024.

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U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research (2024) HUD Fair Market Rents by county: three bedrooms, monthly gross rent in dollars, Counties in Maryland by fair Market Rent, three bedrooms (HUD, monthly), 2024 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www.huduser.gov/portal/datasets/fmr/fmr2024/FMR2024_final_revised.xlsx, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/fair-market-rent-three-bedroom/maryland-counties?period=2024 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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

Calvert County, with $2,544 in 2024, 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 $1,186 in 2024.

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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