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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 2017, at $1,746. Allegany County had the lowest, at $683. The median was $1,318. Source: the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research.

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Highest1,746Calvert County
Lowest683Allegany County
Median1,31824 counties

Map of counties, 2017

Allegany County: 683 USDAnne Arundel County: 1,376 USDBaltimore County: 1,376 USDCalvert County: 1,746 USDCaroline County: 939 USDCarroll County: 1,376 USDCecil County: 1,211 USDCharles County: 1,746 USDDorchester County: 924 USDFrederick County: 1,746 USDGarrett County: 759 USDHarford County: 1,376 USDHoward County: 1,376 USDKent County: 1,124 USDMontgomery County: 1,746 USDPrince George's County: 1,746 USDQueen Anne's County: 1,376 USDSt. Mary's County: 1,260 USDSomerset County: 734 USDTalbot County: 1,198 USDWashington County: 868 USDWicomico County: 946 USDWorcester County: 956 USDBaltimore city: 1,376 USD
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  • 930 to 1,200
  • 1,200 to 1,400
  • 1,400 to 1,500
  • 1,500 and over
USD, 2017. 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, 2017

Calvert County: 1,746 USDCalvert County1,746Charles County: 1,746 USDCharles County1,746Frederick County: 1,746 USDFrederick County1,746Montgomery County: 1,746 USDMontgomery County1,746Prince George's County: 1,746 USDPrince George's County1,746Anne Arundel County: 1,376 USDAnne Arundel County1,376Baltimore city: 1,376 USDBaltimore city1,376Baltimore County: 1,376 USDBaltimore County1,376Carroll County: 1,376 USDCarroll County1,376Harford County: 1,376 USDHarford County1,376Howard County: 1,376 USDHoward County1,376Queen Anne's County: 1,376 USDQueen Anne's County1,376St. Mary's County: 1,260 USDSt. Mary's County1,260Cecil County: 1,211 USDCecil County1,211Talbot County: 1,198 USDTalbot County1,198Kent County: 1,124 USDKent County1,124Worcester County: 956 USDWorcester County956Wicomico County: 946 USDWicomico County946Caroline County: 939 USDCaroline County939Dorchester County: 924 USDDorchester County924Washington County: 868 USDWashington County868Garrett County: 759 USDGarrett County759Somerset County: 734 USDSomerset County734Allegany County: 683 USDAllegany County683Calvert County: 1,746 USDCalvert County1,746Charles County: 1,746 USDCharles County1,746Frederick County: 1,746 USDFrederick County1,746Montgomery County: 1,746 USDMontgomery County1,746Prince George's County: 1,746 USDPrince George's County1,746Anne Arundel County: 1,376 USDAnne Arundel County1,376Baltimore city: 1,376 USDBaltimore city1,376Baltimore County: 1,376 USDBaltimore County1,376Carroll County: 1,376 USDCarroll County1,376Harford County: 1,376 USDHarford County1,376Howard County: 1,376 USDHoward County1,376Queen Anne's County: 1,376 USDQueen Anne's County1,376St. Mary's County: 1,260 USDSt. Mary's County1,260Cecil County: 1,211 USDCecil County1,211Talbot County: 1,198 USDTalbot County1,198Kent County: 1,124 USDKent County1,124Worcester County: 956 USDWorcester County956Wicomico County: 946 USDWicomico County946Caroline County: 939 USDCaroline County939Dorchester County: 924 USDDorchester County924Washington County: 868 USDWashington County868Garrett County: 759 USDGarrett County759Somerset County: 734 USDSomerset County734Allegany County: 683 USDAllegany County683
USD. Source: HUD, HUD Fair Market Rents by county: two bedrooms, monthly gross rent in dollars. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2017
USD		Change on 2016
1Calvert County1,746+7.6%
1Charles County1,746+7.6%
1Frederick County1,746+7.6%
1Montgomery County1,746+7.6%
1Prince George's County1,746+7.6%
6Anne Arundel County1,376+6%
6Baltimore city1,376+6%
6Baltimore County1,376+6%
6Carroll County1,376+6%
6Harford County1,376+6%
6Howard County1,376+6%
6Queen Anne's County1,376+6%
13St. Mary's County1,260+9.1%
14Cecil County1,211+0.1%
15Talbot County1,198+10.6%
16Kent County1,124+30.2%
17Worcester County956+9.5%
18Wicomico County946-1%
19Caroline County939+12.5%
20Dorchester County924+13.5%
21Washington County868-3.3%
22Garrett County759+10.3%
23Somerset County734+2.1%
24Allegany County683+3.8%

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/fmr2017/FY2017-4050-County-Level_Data.xlsx. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research. (2017). HUD Fair Market Rents by county: two bedrooms, monthly gross rent in dollars (Counties in Maryland by fair Market Rent, two bedrooms (HUD, monthly), 2017) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www.huduser.gov/portal/datasets/fmr/fmr2017/FY2017-4050-County-Level_Data.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), 2017. U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research, 29 Mar. 2017, https://www.huduser.gov/portal/datasets/fmr/fmr2017/FY2017-4050-County-Level_Data.xlsx. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/fair-market-rent-two-bedroom/maryland-counties?period=2017. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research. 2017. HUD Fair Market Rents by county: two bedrooms, monthly gross rent in dollars. Counties in Maryland by fair Market Rent, two bedrooms (HUD, monthly), 2017. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www.huduser.gov/portal/datasets/fmr/fmr2017/FY2017-4050-County-Level_Data.xlsx. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/fair-market-rent-two-bedroom/maryland-counties?period=2017.

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U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research (2017) HUD Fair Market Rents by county: two bedrooms, monthly gross rent in dollars, Counties in Maryland by fair Market Rent, two bedrooms (HUD, monthly), 2017 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www.huduser.gov/portal/datasets/fmr/fmr2017/FY2017-4050-County-Level_Data.xlsx, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/fair-market-rent-two-bedroom/maryland-counties?period=2017 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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

Calvert County, with $1,746 in 2017, 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 $683 in 2017.

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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