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

Calvert County had the highest fair Market Rent, two bedrooms (HUD, monthly) of 24 counties in 2016, at $1,623. Allegany County had the lowest, at $658. The median was $1,254. Source: the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research.

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Highest1,623Calvert County
Lowest658Allegany County
Median1,25424 counties

Map of counties, 2016

Allegany County: 658 USDAnne Arundel County: 1,298 USDBaltimore County: 1,298 USDCalvert County: 1,623 USDCaroline County: 835 USDCarroll County: 1,298 USDCecil County: 1,210 USDCharles County: 1,623 USDDorchester County: 814 USDFrederick County: 1,623 USDGarrett County: 688 USDHarford County: 1,298 USDHoward County: 1,298 USDKent County: 863 USDMontgomery County: 1,623 USDPrince George's County: 1,623 USDQueen Anne's County: 1,298 USDSt. Mary's County: 1,155 USDSomerset County: 719 USDTalbot County: 1,083 USDWashington County: 898 USDWicomico County: 956 USDWorcester County: 873 USDBaltimore city: 1,298 USD
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  • 1,100 to 1,300
  • 1,300 to 1,400
  • 1,400 and over
USD, 2016. 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, 2016

Calvert County: 1,623 USDCalvert County1,623Charles County: 1,623 USDCharles County1,623Frederick County: 1,623 USDFrederick County1,623Montgomery County: 1,623 USDMontgomery County1,623Prince George's County: 1,623 USDPrince George's County1,623Anne Arundel County: 1,298 USDAnne Arundel County1,298Baltimore city: 1,298 USDBaltimore city1,298Baltimore County: 1,298 USDBaltimore County1,298Carroll County: 1,298 USDCarroll County1,298Harford County: 1,298 USDHarford County1,298Howard County: 1,298 USDHoward County1,298Queen Anne's County: 1,298 USDQueen Anne's County1,298Cecil County: 1,210 USDCecil County1,210St. Mary's County: 1,155 USDSt. Mary's County1,155Talbot County: 1,083 USDTalbot County1,083Wicomico County: 956 USDWicomico County956Washington County: 898 USDWashington County898Worcester County: 873 USDWorcester County873Kent County: 863 USDKent County863Caroline County: 835 USDCaroline County835Dorchester County: 814 USDDorchester County814Somerset County: 719 USDSomerset County719Garrett County: 688 USDGarrett County688Allegany County: 658 USDAllegany County658Calvert County: 1,623 USDCalvert County1,623Charles County: 1,623 USDCharles County1,623Frederick County: 1,623 USDFrederick County1,623Montgomery County: 1,623 USDMontgomery County1,623Prince George's County: 1,623 USDPrince George's County1,623Anne Arundel County: 1,298 USDAnne Arundel County1,298Baltimore city: 1,298 USDBaltimore city1,298Baltimore County: 1,298 USDBaltimore County1,298Carroll County: 1,298 USDCarroll County1,298Harford County: 1,298 USDHarford County1,298Howard County: 1,298 USDHoward County1,298Queen Anne's County: 1,298 USDQueen Anne's County1,298Cecil County: 1,210 USDCecil County1,210St. Mary's County: 1,155 USDSt. Mary's County1,155Talbot County: 1,083 USDTalbot County1,083Wicomico County: 956 USDWicomico County956Washington County: 898 USDWashington County898Worcester County: 873 USDWorcester County873Kent County: 863 USDKent County863Caroline County: 835 USDCaroline County835Dorchester County: 814 USDDorchester County814Somerset County: 719 USDSomerset County719Garrett County: 688 USDGarrett County688Allegany County: 658 USDAllegany County658
USD. Source: HUD, HUD Fair Market Rents by county: two bedrooms, monthly gross rent in dollars. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2016
USD		Change on 2015
1Calvert County1,623+11.3%
1Charles County1,623+11.3%
1Frederick County1,623+11.3%
1Montgomery County1,623+11.3%
1Prince George's County1,623+11.3%
6Anne Arundel County1,298+5.4%
6Baltimore city1,298+5.4%
6Baltimore County1,298+5.4%
6Carroll County1,298+5.4%
6Harford County1,298+5.4%
6Howard County1,298+5.4%
6Queen Anne's County1,298+5.4%
13Cecil County1,210+4.7%
14St. Mary's County1,155-6.8%
15Talbot County1,083+3.8%
16Wicomico County956+3.7%
17Washington County898+4.8%
18Worcester County873-0.9%
19Kent County863-0.3%
20Caroline County835-0.7%
21Dorchester County814-2.6%
22Somerset County719+3%
23Garrett County688+5.2%
24Allegany County658+2.3%

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/fmr2016f/FY2016F-4050-RevFinal4.xlsx. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research. (2016). HUD Fair Market Rents by county: two bedrooms, monthly gross rent in dollars (Counties in Maryland by fair Market Rent, two bedrooms (HUD, monthly), 2016) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www.huduser.gov/portal/datasets/fmr/fmr2016f/FY2016F-4050-RevFinal4.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), 2016. U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research, 25 July 2016, https://www.huduser.gov/portal/datasets/fmr/fmr2016f/FY2016F-4050-RevFinal4.xlsx. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/fair-market-rent-two-bedroom/maryland-counties?period=2016. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research. 2016. HUD Fair Market Rents by county: two bedrooms, monthly gross rent in dollars. Counties in Maryland by fair Market Rent, two bedrooms (HUD, monthly), 2016. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www.huduser.gov/portal/datasets/fmr/fmr2016f/FY2016F-4050-RevFinal4.xlsx. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/fair-market-rent-two-bedroom/maryland-counties?period=2016.

Harvard

U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research (2016) HUD Fair Market Rents by county: two bedrooms, monthly gross rent in dollars, Counties in Maryland by fair Market Rent, two bedrooms (HUD, monthly), 2016 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www.huduser.gov/portal/datasets/fmr/fmr2016f/FY2016F-4050-RevFinal4.xlsx, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/fair-market-rent-two-bedroom/maryland-counties?period=2016 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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

Calvert County, with $1,623 in 2016, 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)?

Allegany County, with $658 in 2016.

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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