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Counties in Maryland by fair Market Rent, two bedrooms (HUD, monthly), 2027

Charles County had the highest fair Market Rent, two bedrooms (HUD, monthly) of 24 counties in 2027, at $2,438. Garrett County had the lowest, at $1,014. The median was $1,875. Source: the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research.

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Highest2,438Charles County
Lowest1,014Garrett County
Median1,87524 counties

Map of counties, 2027

Allegany County: 1,014 USDAnne Arundel County: 2,006 USDBaltimore County: 2,006 USDCalvert County: 1,890 USDCaroline County: 1,320 USDCarroll County: 2,006 USDCecil County: 1,860 USDCharles County: 2,438 USDDorchester County: 1,159 USDFrederick County: 2,438 USDGarrett County: 1,014 USDHarford County: 2,006 USDHoward County: 2,006 USDKent County: 1,241 USDMontgomery County: 2,438 USDPrince George's County: 2,438 USDQueen Anne's County: 2,006 USDSt. Mary's County: 1,787 USDSomerset County: 1,144 USDTalbot County: 1,421 USDWashington County: 1,284 USDWicomico County: 1,428 USDWorcester County: 1,184 USDBaltimore city: 2,006 USD
  • Under 1,200
  • 1,200 to 1,500
  • 1,500 to 2,000
  • 2,000 and over
USD, 2027. Source: HUD, HUD Fair Market Rents by county: two bedrooms, monthly gross rent in dollars. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

All counties, 2027

Charles County: 2,438 USDCharles County2,438Frederick County: 2,438 USDFrederick County2,438Montgomery County: 2,438 USDMontgomery County2,438Prince George's County: 2,438 USDPrince George's County2,438Anne Arundel County: 2,006 USDAnne Arundel County2,006Baltimore city: 2,006 USDBaltimore city2,006Baltimore County: 2,006 USDBaltimore County2,006Carroll County: 2,006 USDCarroll County2,006Harford County: 2,006 USDHarford County2,006Howard County: 2,006 USDHoward County2,006Queen Anne's County: 2,006 USDQueen Anne's County2,006Calvert County: 1,890 USDCalvert County1,890Cecil County: 1,860 USDCecil County1,860St. Mary's County: 1,787 USDSt. Mary's County1,787Wicomico County: 1,428 USDWicomico County1,428Talbot County: 1,421 USDTalbot County1,421Caroline County: 1,320 USDCaroline County1,320Washington County: 1,284 USDWashington County1,284Kent County: 1,241 USDKent County1,241Worcester County: 1,184 USDWorcester County1,184Dorchester County: 1,159 USDDorchester County1,159Somerset County: 1,144 USDSomerset County1,144Allegany County: 1,014 USDAllegany County1,014Garrett County: 1,014 USDGarrett County1,014Charles County: 2,438 USDCharles County2,438Frederick County: 2,438 USDFrederick County2,438Montgomery County: 2,438 USDMontgomery County2,438Prince George's County: 2,438 USDPrince George's County2,438Anne Arundel County: 2,006 USDAnne Arundel County2,006Baltimore city: 2,006 USDBaltimore city2,006Baltimore County: 2,006 USDBaltimore County2,006Carroll County: 2,006 USDCarroll County2,006Harford County: 2,006 USDHarford County2,006Howard County: 2,006 USDHoward County2,006Queen Anne's County: 2,006 USDQueen Anne's County2,006Calvert County: 1,890 USDCalvert County1,890Cecil County: 1,860 USDCecil County1,860St. Mary's County: 1,787 USDSt. Mary's County1,787Wicomico County: 1,428 USDWicomico County1,428Talbot County: 1,421 USDTalbot County1,421Caroline County: 1,320 USDCaroline County1,320Washington County: 1,284 USDWashington County1,284Kent County: 1,241 USDKent County1,241Worcester County: 1,184 USDWorcester County1,184Dorchester County: 1,159 USDDorchester County1,159Somerset County: 1,144 USDSomerset County1,144Allegany County: 1,014 USDAllegany County1,014Garrett County: 1,014 USDGarrett County1,014
USD. Source: HUD, HUD Fair Market Rents by county: two bedrooms, monthly gross rent in dollars. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2027
USD		Change on 2026
1Charles County2,438+8.5%
1Frederick County2,438+8.5%
1Montgomery County2,438+8.5%
1Prince George's County2,438+8.5%
5Anne Arundel County2,006+8%
5Baltimore city2,006+8%
5Baltimore County2,006+8%
5Carroll County2,006+8%
5Harford County2,006+8%
5Howard County2,006+8%
5Queen Anne's County2,006+8%
12Calvert County1,890-9.3%
13Cecil County1,860+2.8%
14St. Mary's County1,787-2.5%
15Wicomico County1,428+3.6%
16Talbot County1,421+0.9%
17Caroline County1,320+0.5%
18Washington County1,284+1.8%
19Kent County1,241-0.4%
20Worcester County1,184-0.8%
21Dorchester County1,159+1.3%
22Somerset County1,144-2%
23Allegany County1,014+4.2%
23Garrett County1,014+4.2%

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 two-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: two bedrooms, monthly gross rent in dollars. https://www.huduser.gov/portal/datasets/fmr/fmr2027/FY27_FMRs.xlsx. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research. (n.d.). HUD Fair Market Rents by county: two bedrooms, monthly gross rent in dollars (Counties in Maryland by fair Market Rent, two bedrooms (HUD, monthly), 2027) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www.huduser.gov/portal/datasets/fmr/fmr2027/FY27_FMRs.xlsx

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HUD Fair Market Rents by county: two bedrooms, monthly gross rent in dollars, Counties in Maryland by fair Market Rent, two bedrooms (HUD, monthly), 2027. U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research, https://www.huduser.gov/portal/datasets/fmr/fmr2027/FY27_FMRs.xlsx. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/fair-market-rent-two-bedroom/maryland-counties. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research. n.d. HUD Fair Market Rents by county: two bedrooms, monthly gross rent in dollars. Counties in Maryland by fair Market Rent, two bedrooms (HUD, monthly), 2027. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www.huduser.gov/portal/datasets/fmr/fmr2027/FY27_FMRs.xlsx. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/fair-market-rent-two-bedroom/maryland-counties.

Harvard

U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research (no date) HUD Fair Market Rents by county: two bedrooms, monthly gross rent in dollars, Counties in Maryland by fair Market Rent, two bedrooms (HUD, monthly), 2027 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www.huduser.gov/portal/datasets/fmr/fmr2027/FY27_FMRs.xlsx, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/fair-market-rent-two-bedroom/maryland-counties (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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

Charles County, with $2,438 in 2027, 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, two bedrooms (HUD, monthly)?

Garrett County, with $1,014 in 2027.

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: two bedrooms, monthly gross rent in dollars. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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