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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 2018, at $1,793. Allegany County had the lowest, at $697. The median was $1,370. Source: the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research.

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Highest1,793Calvert County
Lowest697Allegany County
Median1,37024 counties

Map of counties, 2018

Allegany County: 697 USDAnne Arundel County: 1,411 USDBaltimore County: 1,411 USDCalvert County: 1,793 USDCaroline County: 915 USDCarroll County: 1,411 USDCecil County: 1,266 USDCharles County: 1,793 USDDorchester County: 878 USDFrederick County: 1,793 USDGarrett County: 733 USDHarford County: 1,411 USDHoward County: 1,411 USDKent County: 1,039 USDMontgomery County: 1,793 USDPrince George's County: 1,793 USDQueen Anne's County: 1,411 USDSt. Mary's County: 1,329 USDSomerset County: 763 USDTalbot County: 1,160 USDWashington County: 913 USDWicomico County: 1,001 USDWorcester County: 1,012 USDBaltimore city: 1,411 USD
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USD, 2018. 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, 2018

Calvert County: 1,793 USDCalvert County1,793Charles County: 1,793 USDCharles County1,793Frederick County: 1,793 USDFrederick County1,793Montgomery County: 1,793 USDMontgomery County1,793Prince George's County: 1,793 USDPrince George's County1,793Anne Arundel County: 1,411 USDAnne Arundel County1,411Baltimore city: 1,411 USDBaltimore city1,411Baltimore County: 1,411 USDBaltimore County1,411Carroll County: 1,411 USDCarroll County1,411Harford County: 1,411 USDHarford County1,411Howard County: 1,411 USDHoward County1,411Queen Anne's County: 1,411 USDQueen Anne's County1,411St. Mary's County: 1,329 USDSt. Mary's County1,329Cecil County: 1,266 USDCecil County1,266Talbot County: 1,160 USDTalbot County1,160Kent County: 1,039 USDKent County1,039Worcester County: 1,012 USDWorcester County1,012Wicomico County: 1,001 USDWicomico County1,001Caroline County: 915 USDCaroline County915Washington County: 913 USDWashington County913Dorchester County: 878 USDDorchester County878Somerset County: 763 USDSomerset County763Garrett County: 733 USDGarrett County733Allegany County: 697 USDAllegany County697Calvert County: 1,793 USDCalvert County1,793Charles County: 1,793 USDCharles County1,793Frederick County: 1,793 USDFrederick County1,793Montgomery County: 1,793 USDMontgomery County1,793Prince George's County: 1,793 USDPrince George's County1,793Anne Arundel County: 1,411 USDAnne Arundel County1,411Baltimore city: 1,411 USDBaltimore city1,411Baltimore County: 1,411 USDBaltimore County1,411Carroll County: 1,411 USDCarroll County1,411Harford County: 1,411 USDHarford County1,411Howard County: 1,411 USDHoward County1,411Queen Anne's County: 1,411 USDQueen Anne's County1,411St. Mary's County: 1,329 USDSt. Mary's County1,329Cecil County: 1,266 USDCecil County1,266Talbot County: 1,160 USDTalbot County1,160Kent County: 1,039 USDKent County1,039Worcester County: 1,012 USDWorcester County1,012Wicomico County: 1,001 USDWicomico County1,001Caroline County: 915 USDCaroline County915Washington County: 913 USDWashington County913Dorchester County: 878 USDDorchester County878Somerset County: 763 USDSomerset County763Garrett County: 733 USDGarrett County733Allegany County: 697 USDAllegany County697
USD. Source: HUD, HUD Fair Market Rents by county: two bedrooms, monthly gross rent in dollars. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2018
USD		Change on 2017
1Calvert County1,793+2.7%
1Charles County1,793+2.7%
1Frederick County1,793+2.7%
1Montgomery County1,793+2.7%
1Prince George's County1,793+2.7%
6Anne Arundel County1,411+2.5%
6Baltimore city1,411+2.5%
6Baltimore County1,411+2.5%
6Carroll County1,411+2.5%
6Harford County1,411+2.5%
6Howard County1,411+2.5%
6Queen Anne's County1,411+2.5%
13St. Mary's County1,329+5.5%
14Cecil County1,266+4.5%
15Talbot County1,160-3.2%
16Kent County1,039-7.6%
17Worcester County1,012+5.9%
18Wicomico County1,001+5.8%
19Caroline County915-2.6%
20Washington County913+5.2%
21Dorchester County878-5%
22Somerset County763+4%
23Garrett County733-3.4%
24Allegany County697+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/fmr2018/FY18_4050_FMRs_rev.xlsx. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research. (2018). HUD Fair Market Rents by county: two bedrooms, monthly gross rent in dollars (Counties in Maryland by fair Market Rent, two bedrooms (HUD, monthly), 2018) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www.huduser.gov/portal/datasets/fmr/fmr2018/FY18_4050_FMRs_rev.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), 2018. U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research, 13 Feb. 2018, https://www.huduser.gov/portal/datasets/fmr/fmr2018/FY18_4050_FMRs_rev.xlsx. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/fair-market-rent-two-bedroom/maryland-counties?period=2018. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research. 2018. HUD Fair Market Rents by county: two bedrooms, monthly gross rent in dollars. Counties in Maryland by fair Market Rent, two bedrooms (HUD, monthly), 2018. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www.huduser.gov/portal/datasets/fmr/fmr2018/FY18_4050_FMRs_rev.xlsx. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/fair-market-rent-two-bedroom/maryland-counties?period=2018.

Harvard

U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research (2018) HUD Fair Market Rents by county: two bedrooms, monthly gross rent in dollars, Counties in Maryland by fair Market Rent, two bedrooms (HUD, monthly), 2018 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www.huduser.gov/portal/datasets/fmr/fmr2018/FY18_4050_FMRs_rev.xlsx, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/fair-market-rent-two-bedroom/maryland-counties?period=2018 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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

Calvert County, with $1,793 in 2018, 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 $697 in 2018.

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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