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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 2024, at $2,045. Garrett County had the lowest, at $905. The median was $1,849. Source: the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research.

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Highest2,045Calvert County
Lowest905Garrett County
Median1,84924 counties

Map of counties, 2024

Allegany County: 920 USDAnne Arundel County: 1,943 USDBaltimore County: 1,943 USDCalvert County: 2,045 USDCaroline County: 1,232 USDCarroll County: 1,943 USDCecil County: 1,737 USDCharles County: 2,045 USDDorchester County: 1,121 USDFrederick County: 2,045 USDGarrett County: 905 USDHarford County: 1,943 USDHoward County: 1,943 USDKent County: 1,269 USDMontgomery County: 2,045 USDPrince George's County: 2,045 USDQueen Anne's County: 1,943 USDSt. Mary's County: 1,755 USDSomerset County: 1,100 USDTalbot County: 1,380 USDWashington County: 1,225 USDWicomico County: 1,311 USDWorcester County: 1,145 USDBaltimore city: 1,943 USD
  • Under 1,200
  • 1,200 to 1,500
  • 1,500 to 1,900
  • 1,900 to 2,000
  • 2,000 and over
USD, 2024. 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, 2024

Calvert County: 2,045 USDCalvert County2,045Charles County: 2,045 USDCharles County2,045Frederick County: 2,045 USDFrederick County2,045Montgomery County: 2,045 USDMontgomery County2,045Prince George's County: 2,045 USDPrince George's County2,045Anne Arundel County: 1,943 USDAnne Arundel County1,943Baltimore city: 1,943 USDBaltimore city1,943Baltimore County: 1,943 USDBaltimore County1,943Carroll County: 1,943 USDCarroll County1,943Harford County: 1,943 USDHarford County1,943Howard County: 1,943 USDHoward County1,943Queen Anne's County: 1,943 USDQueen Anne's County1,943St. Mary's County: 1,755 USDSt. Mary's County1,755Cecil County: 1,737 USDCecil County1,737Talbot County: 1,380 USDTalbot County1,380Wicomico County: 1,311 USDWicomico County1,311Kent County: 1,269 USDKent County1,269Caroline County: 1,232 USDCaroline County1,232Washington County: 1,225 USDWashington County1,225Worcester County: 1,145 USDWorcester County1,145Dorchester County: 1,121 USDDorchester County1,121Somerset County: 1,100 USDSomerset County1,100Allegany County: 920 USDAllegany County920Garrett County: 905 USDGarrett County905Calvert County: 2,045 USDCalvert County2,045Charles County: 2,045 USDCharles County2,045Frederick County: 2,045 USDFrederick County2,045Montgomery County: 2,045 USDMontgomery County2,045Prince George's County: 2,045 USDPrince George's County2,045Anne Arundel County: 1,943 USDAnne Arundel County1,943Baltimore city: 1,943 USDBaltimore city1,943Baltimore County: 1,943 USDBaltimore County1,943Carroll County: 1,943 USDCarroll County1,943Harford County: 1,943 USDHarford County1,943Howard County: 1,943 USDHoward County1,943Queen Anne's County: 1,943 USDQueen Anne's County1,943St. Mary's County: 1,755 USDSt. Mary's County1,755Cecil County: 1,737 USDCecil County1,737Talbot County: 1,380 USDTalbot County1,380Wicomico County: 1,311 USDWicomico County1,311Kent County: 1,269 USDKent County1,269Caroline County: 1,232 USDCaroline County1,232Washington County: 1,225 USDWashington County1,225Worcester County: 1,145 USDWorcester County1,145Dorchester County: 1,121 USDDorchester County1,121Somerset County: 1,100 USDSomerset County1,100Allegany County: 920 USDAllegany County920Garrett County: 905 USDGarrett County905
USD. Source: HUD, HUD Fair Market Rents by county: two bedrooms, monthly gross rent in dollars. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2024
USD		Change on 2023
1Calvert County2,045+11.3%
1Charles County2,045+11.3%
1Frederick County2,045+11.3%
1Montgomery County2,045+11.3%
1Prince George's County2,045+11.3%
6Anne Arundel County1,943+25.5%
6Baltimore city1,943+25.5%
6Baltimore County1,943+25.5%
6Carroll County1,943+25.5%
6Harford County1,943+25.5%
6Howard County1,943+25.5%
6Queen Anne's County1,943+25.5%
13St. Mary's County1,755+9.9%
14Cecil County1,737+18.2%
15Talbot County1,380+14.9%
16Wicomico County1,311+15.6%
17Kent County1,269+16.3%
18Caroline County1,232+17.1%
19Washington County1,225+15.6%
20Worcester County1,145+17.3%
21Dorchester County1,121+13.1%
22Somerset County1,100+19.2%
23Allegany County920+9.8%
24Garrett County905+9.6%

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/fmr2024/FMR2024_final_revised.xlsx. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research. (2024). HUD Fair Market Rents by county: two bedrooms, monthly gross rent in dollars (Counties in Maryland by fair Market Rent, two bedrooms (HUD, monthly), 2024) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www.huduser.gov/portal/datasets/fmr/fmr2024/FMR2024_final_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), 2024. U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research, 4 Mar. 2024, https://www.huduser.gov/portal/datasets/fmr/fmr2024/FMR2024_final_revised.xlsx. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/fair-market-rent-two-bedroom/maryland-counties?period=2024. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research. 2024. HUD Fair Market Rents by county: two bedrooms, monthly gross rent in dollars. Counties in Maryland by fair Market Rent, two bedrooms (HUD, monthly), 2024. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www.huduser.gov/portal/datasets/fmr/fmr2024/FMR2024_final_revised.xlsx. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/fair-market-rent-two-bedroom/maryland-counties?period=2024.

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U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research (2024) HUD Fair Market Rents by county: two bedrooms, monthly gross rent in dollars, Counties in Maryland by fair Market Rent, two bedrooms (HUD, monthly), 2024 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www.huduser.gov/portal/datasets/fmr/fmr2024/FMR2024_final_revised.xlsx, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/fair-market-rent-two-bedroom/maryland-counties?period=2024 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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

Calvert County, with $2,045 in 2024, 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 $905 in 2024.

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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