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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 2020, at $1,707. Allegany County had the lowest, at $714. The median was $1,352. Source: the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research.

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Highest1,707Calvert County
Lowest714Allegany County
Median1,35224 counties

Map of counties, 2020

Allegany County: 714 USDAnne Arundel County: 1,376 USDBaltimore County: 1,376 USDCalvert County: 1,707 USDCaroline County: 964 USDCarroll County: 1,376 USDCecil County: 1,226 USDCharles County: 1,707 USDDorchester County: 917 USDFrederick County: 1,707 USDGarrett County: 732 USDHarford County: 1,376 USDHoward County: 1,376 USDKent County: 1,028 USDMontgomery County: 1,707 USDPrince George's County: 1,707 USDQueen Anne's County: 1,376 USDSt. Mary's County: 1,328 USDSomerset County: 740 USDTalbot County: 1,163 USDWashington County: 871 USDWicomico County: 1,002 USDWorcester County: 972 USDBaltimore city: 1,376 USD
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USD, 2020. 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, 2020

Calvert County: 1,707 USDCalvert County1,707Charles County: 1,707 USDCharles County1,707Frederick County: 1,707 USDFrederick County1,707Montgomery County: 1,707 USDMontgomery County1,707Prince George's County: 1,707 USDPrince George's County1,707Anne 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: 1,328 USDSt. Mary's County1,328Cecil County: 1,226 USDCecil County1,226Talbot County: 1,163 USDTalbot County1,163Kent County: 1,028 USDKent County1,028Wicomico County: 1,002 USDWicomico County1,002Worcester County: 972 USDWorcester County972Caroline County: 964 USDCaroline County964Dorchester County: 917 USDDorchester County917Washington County: 871 USDWashington County871Somerset County: 740 USDSomerset County740Garrett County: 732 USDGarrett County732Allegany County: 714 USDAllegany County714Calvert County: 1,707 USDCalvert County1,707Charles County: 1,707 USDCharles County1,707Frederick County: 1,707 USDFrederick County1,707Montgomery County: 1,707 USDMontgomery County1,707Prince George's County: 1,707 USDPrince George's County1,707Anne 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: 1,328 USDSt. Mary's County1,328Cecil County: 1,226 USDCecil County1,226Talbot County: 1,163 USDTalbot County1,163Kent County: 1,028 USDKent County1,028Wicomico County: 1,002 USDWicomico County1,002Worcester County: 972 USDWorcester County972Caroline County: 964 USDCaroline County964Dorchester County: 917 USDDorchester County917Washington County: 871 USDWashington County871Somerset County: 740 USDSomerset County740Garrett County: 732 USDGarrett County732Allegany County: 714 USDAllegany County714
USD. Source: HUD, HUD Fair Market Rents by county: two bedrooms, monthly gross rent in dollars. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2020
USD		Change on 2019
1Calvert County1,707+2.5%
1Charles County1,707+2.5%
1Frederick County1,707+2.5%
1Montgomery County1,707+2.5%
1Prince George's County1,707+2.5%
6Anne Arundel County1,376+2.5%
6Baltimore city1,376+2.5%
6Baltimore County1,376+2.5%
6Carroll County1,376+2.5%
6Harford County1,376+2.5%
6Howard County1,376+2.5%
6Queen Anne's County1,376+2.5%
13St. Mary's County1,328+0.2%
14Cecil County1,226+2.2%
15Talbot County1,163+0.2%
16Kent County1,028-0.1%
17Wicomico County1,002-10%
18Worcester County972-9.9%
19Caroline County964-0.1%
20Dorchester County917+3.5%
21Washington County871-9.9%
22Somerset County740-10%
23Garrett County732-0.1%
24Allegany County714+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/fmr2020/FY20_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. (2020). HUD Fair Market Rents by county: two bedrooms, monthly gross rent in dollars (Counties in Maryland by fair Market Rent, two bedrooms (HUD, monthly), 2020) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www.huduser.gov/portal/datasets/fmr/fmr2020/FY20_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), 2020. U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research, 2 Mar. 2020, https://www.huduser.gov/portal/datasets/fmr/fmr2020/FY20_4050_FMRs_rev.xlsx. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/fair-market-rent-two-bedroom/maryland-counties?period=2020. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research. 2020. HUD Fair Market Rents by county: two bedrooms, monthly gross rent in dollars. Counties in Maryland by fair Market Rent, two bedrooms (HUD, monthly), 2020. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www.huduser.gov/portal/datasets/fmr/fmr2020/FY20_4050_FMRs_rev.xlsx. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/fair-market-rent-two-bedroom/maryland-counties?period=2020.

Harvard

U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research (2020) HUD Fair Market Rents by county: two bedrooms, monthly gross rent in dollars, Counties in Maryland by fair Market Rent, two bedrooms (HUD, monthly), 2020 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www.huduser.gov/portal/datasets/fmr/fmr2020/FY20_4050_FMRs_rev.xlsx, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/fair-market-rent-two-bedroom/maryland-counties?period=2020 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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

Calvert County, with $1,707 in 2020, 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 $714 in 2020.

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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