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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 2022, at $1,785. Garrett County had the lowest, at $757. The median was $1,384. Source: the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research.

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Highest1,785Calvert County
Lowest757Garrett County
Median1,38424 counties

Map of counties, 2022

Allegany County: 757 USDAnne Arundel County: 1,395 USDBaltimore County: 1,395 USDCalvert County: 1,785 USDCaroline County: 958 USDCarroll County: 1,395 USDCecil County: 1,298 USDCharles County: 1,785 USDDorchester County: 894 USDFrederick County: 1,785 USDGarrett County: 757 USDHarford County: 1,395 USDHoward County: 1,395 USDKent County: 1,028 USDMontgomery County: 1,785 USDPrince George's County: 1,785 USDQueen Anne's County: 1,395 USDSt. Mary's County: 1,372 USDSomerset County: 792 USDTalbot County: 1,141 USDWashington County: 972 USDWicomico County: 1,037 USDWorcester County: 932 USDBaltimore city: 1,395 USD
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  • 950 to 1,200
  • 1,200 to 1,400
  • 1,400 to 1,600
  • 1,600 and over
USD, 2022. 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, 2022

Calvert County: 1,785 USDCalvert County1,785Charles County: 1,785 USDCharles County1,785Frederick County: 1,785 USDFrederick County1,785Montgomery County: 1,785 USDMontgomery County1,785Prince George's County: 1,785 USDPrince George's County1,785Anne Arundel County: 1,395 USDAnne Arundel County1,395Baltimore city: 1,395 USDBaltimore city1,395Baltimore County: 1,395 USDBaltimore County1,395Carroll County: 1,395 USDCarroll County1,395Harford County: 1,395 USDHarford County1,395Howard County: 1,395 USDHoward County1,395Queen Anne's County: 1,395 USDQueen Anne's County1,395St. Mary's County: 1,372 USDSt. Mary's County1,372Cecil County: 1,298 USDCecil County1,298Talbot County: 1,141 USDTalbot County1,141Wicomico County: 1,037 USDWicomico County1,037Kent County: 1,028 USDKent County1,028Washington County: 972 USDWashington County972Caroline County: 958 USDCaroline County958Worcester County: 932 USDWorcester County932Dorchester County: 894 USDDorchester County894Somerset County: 792 USDSomerset County792Allegany County: 757 USDAllegany County757Garrett County: 757 USDGarrett County757Calvert County: 1,785 USDCalvert County1,785Charles County: 1,785 USDCharles County1,785Frederick County: 1,785 USDFrederick County1,785Montgomery County: 1,785 USDMontgomery County1,785Prince George's County: 1,785 USDPrince George's County1,785Anne Arundel County: 1,395 USDAnne Arundel County1,395Baltimore city: 1,395 USDBaltimore city1,395Baltimore County: 1,395 USDBaltimore County1,395Carroll County: 1,395 USDCarroll County1,395Harford County: 1,395 USDHarford County1,395Howard County: 1,395 USDHoward County1,395Queen Anne's County: 1,395 USDQueen Anne's County1,395St. Mary's County: 1,372 USDSt. Mary's County1,372Cecil County: 1,298 USDCecil County1,298Talbot County: 1,141 USDTalbot County1,141Wicomico County: 1,037 USDWicomico County1,037Kent County: 1,028 USDKent County1,028Washington County: 972 USDWashington County972Caroline County: 958 USDCaroline County958Worcester County: 932 USDWorcester County932Dorchester County: 894 USDDorchester County894Somerset County: 792 USDSomerset County792Allegany County: 757 USDAllegany County757Garrett County: 757 USDGarrett County757
USD. Source: HUD, HUD Fair Market Rents by county: two bedrooms, monthly gross rent in dollars. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2022
USD		Change on 2021
1Calvert County1,785+1.1%
1Charles County1,785+1.1%
1Frederick County1,785+1.1%
1Montgomery County1,785+1.1%
1Prince George's County1,785+1.1%
6Anne Arundel County1,395+0.8%
6Baltimore city1,395+0.8%
6Baltimore County1,395+0.8%
6Carroll County1,395+0.8%
6Harford County1,395+0.8%
6Howard County1,395+0.8%
6Queen Anne's County1,395+0.8%
13St. Mary's County1,372+2.2%
14Cecil County1,298+3%
15Talbot County1,141+6%
16Wicomico County1,037-1%
17Kent County1,028+1.8%
18Washington County972+11.2%
19Caroline County958+2.2%
20Worcester County932-2.7%
21Dorchester County894-0.9%
22Somerset County792+3.7%
23Allegany County757+3.1%
23Garrett County757+3.1%

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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/fmr2022/FY22_FMRs_revised.xlsx. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research. (2022). HUD Fair Market Rents by county: two bedrooms, monthly gross rent in dollars (Counties in Maryland by fair Market Rent, two bedrooms (HUD, monthly), 2022) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www.huduser.gov/portal/datasets/fmr/fmr2022/FY22_FMRs_revised.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), 2022. U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research, 28 Feb. 2022, https://www.huduser.gov/portal/datasets/fmr/fmr2022/FY22_FMRs_revised.xlsx. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/fair-market-rent-two-bedroom/maryland-counties?period=2022. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research. 2022. HUD Fair Market Rents by county: two bedrooms, monthly gross rent in dollars. Counties in Maryland by fair Market Rent, two bedrooms (HUD, monthly), 2022. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www.huduser.gov/portal/datasets/fmr/fmr2022/FY22_FMRs_revised.xlsx. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/fair-market-rent-two-bedroom/maryland-counties?period=2022.

Harvard

U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research (2022) HUD Fair Market Rents by county: two bedrooms, monthly gross rent in dollars, Counties in Maryland by fair Market Rent, two bedrooms (HUD, monthly), 2022 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www.huduser.gov/portal/datasets/fmr/fmr2022/FY22_FMRs_revised.xlsx, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/fair-market-rent-two-bedroom/maryland-counties?period=2022 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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

Calvert County, with $1,785 in 2022, 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)?

Garrett County, with $757 in 2022.

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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