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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 2019, at $1,665. Allegany County had the lowest, at $700. The median was $1,334. Source: the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research.

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Highest1,665Calvert County
Lowest700Allegany County
Median1,33424 counties

Map of counties, 2019

Allegany County: 700 USDAnne Arundel County: 1,342 USDBaltimore County: 1,342 USDCalvert County: 1,665 USDCaroline County: 965 USDCarroll County: 1,342 USDCecil County: 1,200 USDCharles County: 1,665 USDDorchester County: 886 USDFrederick County: 1,665 USDGarrett County: 733 USDHarford County: 1,342 USDHoward County: 1,342 USDKent County: 1,029 USDMontgomery County: 1,665 USDPrince George's County: 1,665 USDQueen Anne's County: 1,342 USDSt. Mary's County: 1,325 USDSomerset County: 822 USDTalbot County: 1,161 USDWashington County: 967 USDWicomico County: 1,113 USDWorcester County: 1,079 USDBaltimore city: 1,342 USD
  • Under 970
  • 970 to 1,200
  • 1,200 to 1,300
  • 1,300 to 1,500
  • 1,500 and over
USD, 2019. 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, 2019

Calvert County: 1,665 USDCalvert County1,665Charles County: 1,665 USDCharles County1,665Frederick County: 1,665 USDFrederick County1,665Montgomery County: 1,665 USDMontgomery County1,665Prince George's County: 1,665 USDPrince George's County1,665Anne Arundel County: 1,342 USDAnne Arundel County1,342Baltimore city: 1,342 USDBaltimore city1,342Baltimore County: 1,342 USDBaltimore County1,342Carroll County: 1,342 USDCarroll County1,342Harford County: 1,342 USDHarford County1,342Howard County: 1,342 USDHoward County1,342Queen Anne's County: 1,342 USDQueen Anne's County1,342St. Mary's County: 1,325 USDSt. Mary's County1,325Cecil County: 1,200 USDCecil County1,200Talbot County: 1,161 USDTalbot County1,161Wicomico County: 1,113 USDWicomico County1,113Worcester County: 1,079 USDWorcester County1,079Kent County: 1,029 USDKent County1,029Washington County: 967 USDWashington County967Caroline County: 965 USDCaroline County965Dorchester County: 886 USDDorchester County886Somerset County: 822 USDSomerset County822Garrett County: 733 USDGarrett County733Allegany County: 700 USDAllegany County700Calvert County: 1,665 USDCalvert County1,665Charles County: 1,665 USDCharles County1,665Frederick County: 1,665 USDFrederick County1,665Montgomery County: 1,665 USDMontgomery County1,665Prince George's County: 1,665 USDPrince George's County1,665Anne Arundel County: 1,342 USDAnne Arundel County1,342Baltimore city: 1,342 USDBaltimore city1,342Baltimore County: 1,342 USDBaltimore County1,342Carroll County: 1,342 USDCarroll County1,342Harford County: 1,342 USDHarford County1,342Howard County: 1,342 USDHoward County1,342Queen Anne's County: 1,342 USDQueen Anne's County1,342St. Mary's County: 1,325 USDSt. Mary's County1,325Cecil County: 1,200 USDCecil County1,200Talbot County: 1,161 USDTalbot County1,161Wicomico County: 1,113 USDWicomico County1,113Worcester County: 1,079 USDWorcester County1,079Kent County: 1,029 USDKent County1,029Washington County: 967 USDWashington County967Caroline County: 965 USDCaroline County965Dorchester County: 886 USDDorchester County886Somerset County: 822 USDSomerset County822Garrett County: 733 USDGarrett County733Allegany County: 700 USDAllegany County700
USD. Source: HUD, HUD Fair Market Rents by county: two bedrooms, monthly gross rent in dollars. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2019
USD		Change on 2018
1Calvert County1,665-7.1%
1Charles County1,665-7.1%
1Frederick County1,665-7.1%
1Montgomery County1,665-7.1%
1Prince George's County1,665-7.1%
6Anne Arundel County1,342-4.9%
6Baltimore city1,342-4.9%
6Baltimore County1,342-4.9%
6Carroll County1,342-4.9%
6Harford County1,342-4.9%
6Howard County1,342-4.9%
6Queen Anne's County1,342-4.9%
13St. Mary's County1,325-0.3%
14Cecil County1,200-5.2%
15Talbot County1,161+0.1%
16Wicomico County1,113+11.2%
17Worcester County1,079+6.6%
18Kent County1,029-1%
19Washington County967+5.9%
20Caroline County965+5.5%
21Dorchester County886+0.9%
22Somerset County822+7.7%
23Garrett County7330%
24Allegany County700+0.4%

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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/fmr2019/FY2019_4050_FMRs_rev2.xlsx. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research. (2019). HUD Fair Market Rents by county: two bedrooms, monthly gross rent in dollars (Counties in Maryland by fair Market Rent, two bedrooms (HUD, monthly), 2019) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www.huduser.gov/portal/datasets/fmr/fmr2019/FY2019_4050_FMRs_rev2.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), 2019. U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research, 15 Mar. 2019, https://www.huduser.gov/portal/datasets/fmr/fmr2019/FY2019_4050_FMRs_rev2.xlsx. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/fair-market-rent-two-bedroom/maryland-counties?period=2019. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research. 2019. HUD Fair Market Rents by county: two bedrooms, monthly gross rent in dollars. Counties in Maryland by fair Market Rent, two bedrooms (HUD, monthly), 2019. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www.huduser.gov/portal/datasets/fmr/fmr2019/FY2019_4050_FMRs_rev2.xlsx. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/fair-market-rent-two-bedroom/maryland-counties?period=2019.

Harvard

U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research (2019) HUD Fair Market Rents by county: two bedrooms, monthly gross rent in dollars, Counties in Maryland by fair Market Rent, two bedrooms (HUD, monthly), 2019 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www.huduser.gov/portal/datasets/fmr/fmr2019/FY2019_4050_FMRs_rev2.xlsx, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/fair-market-rent-two-bedroom/maryland-counties?period=2019 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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

Calvert County, with $1,665 in 2019, 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 $700 in 2019.

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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