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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 2025, at $2,314. Garrett County had the lowest, at $933. The median was $1,898. Source: the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research.

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Highest2,314Calvert County
Lowest933Garrett County
Median1,89824 counties

Map of counties, 2025

Allegany County: 933 USDAnne Arundel County: 1,965 USDBaltimore County: 1,965 USDCalvert County: 2,314 USDCaroline County: 1,295 USDCarroll County: 1,965 USDCecil County: 1,802 USDCharles County: 2,314 USDDorchester County: 1,154 USDFrederick County: 2,314 USDGarrett County: 933 USDHarford County: 1,965 USDHoward County: 1,965 USDKent County: 1,272 USDMontgomery County: 2,314 USDPrince George's County: 2,314 USDQueen Anne's County: 1,965 USDSt. Mary's County: 1,831 USDSomerset County: 1,249 USDTalbot County: 1,392 USDWashington County: 1,242 USDWicomico County: 1,491 USDWorcester County: 1,276 USDBaltimore city: 1,965 USD
  • Under 1,300
  • 1,300 to 1,600
  • 1,600 to 2,000
  • 2,000 to 2,100
  • 2,100 and over
USD, 2025. 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, 2025

Calvert County: 2,314 USDCalvert County2,314Charles County: 2,314 USDCharles County2,314Frederick County: 2,314 USDFrederick County2,314Montgomery County: 2,314 USDMontgomery County2,314Prince George's County: 2,314 USDPrince George's County2,314Anne Arundel County: 1,965 USDAnne Arundel County1,965Baltimore city: 1,965 USDBaltimore city1,965Baltimore County: 1,965 USDBaltimore County1,965Carroll County: 1,965 USDCarroll County1,965Harford County: 1,965 USDHarford County1,965Howard County: 1,965 USDHoward County1,965Queen Anne's County: 1,965 USDQueen Anne's County1,965St. Mary's County: 1,831 USDSt. Mary's County1,831Cecil County: 1,802 USDCecil County1,802Wicomico County: 1,491 USDWicomico County1,491Talbot County: 1,392 USDTalbot County1,392Caroline County: 1,295 USDCaroline County1,295Worcester County: 1,276 USDWorcester County1,276Kent County: 1,272 USDKent County1,272Somerset County: 1,249 USDSomerset County1,249Washington County: 1,242 USDWashington County1,242Dorchester County: 1,154 USDDorchester County1,154Allegany County: 933 USDAllegany County933Garrett County: 933 USDGarrett County933Calvert County: 2,314 USDCalvert County2,314Charles County: 2,314 USDCharles County2,314Frederick County: 2,314 USDFrederick County2,314Montgomery County: 2,314 USDMontgomery County2,314Prince George's County: 2,314 USDPrince George's County2,314Anne Arundel County: 1,965 USDAnne Arundel County1,965Baltimore city: 1,965 USDBaltimore city1,965Baltimore County: 1,965 USDBaltimore County1,965Carroll County: 1,965 USDCarroll County1,965Harford County: 1,965 USDHarford County1,965Howard County: 1,965 USDHoward County1,965Queen Anne's County: 1,965 USDQueen Anne's County1,965St. Mary's County: 1,831 USDSt. Mary's County1,831Cecil County: 1,802 USDCecil County1,802Wicomico County: 1,491 USDWicomico County1,491Talbot County: 1,392 USDTalbot County1,392Caroline County: 1,295 USDCaroline County1,295Worcester County: 1,276 USDWorcester County1,276Kent County: 1,272 USDKent County1,272Somerset County: 1,249 USDSomerset County1,249Washington County: 1,242 USDWashington County1,242Dorchester County: 1,154 USDDorchester County1,154Allegany County: 933 USDAllegany County933Garrett County: 933 USDGarrett County933
USD. Source: HUD, HUD Fair Market Rents by county: two bedrooms, monthly gross rent in dollars. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2025
USD		Change on 2024
1Calvert County2,314+13.2%
1Charles County2,314+13.2%
1Frederick County2,314+13.2%
1Montgomery County2,314+13.2%
1Prince George's County2,314+13.2%
6Anne Arundel County1,965+1.1%
6Baltimore city1,965+1.1%
6Baltimore County1,965+1.1%
6Carroll County1,965+1.1%
6Harford County1,965+1.1%
6Howard County1,965+1.1%
6Queen Anne's County1,965+1.1%
13St. Mary's County1,831+4.3%
14Cecil County1,802+3.7%
15Wicomico County1,491+13.7%
16Talbot County1,392+0.9%
17Caroline County1,295+5.1%
18Worcester County1,276+11.4%
19Kent County1,272+0.2%
20Somerset County1,249+13.5%
21Washington County1,242+1.4%
22Dorchester County1,154+2.9%
23Allegany County933+1.4%
23Garrett County933+3.1%

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/fmr2025/FY25_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. (2025). HUD Fair Market Rents by county: two bedrooms, monthly gross rent in dollars (Counties in Maryland by fair Market Rent, two bedrooms (HUD, monthly), 2025) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www.huduser.gov/portal/datasets/fmr/fmr2025/FY25_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), 2025. U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research, 18 Feb. 2025, https://www.huduser.gov/portal/datasets/fmr/fmr2025/FY25_FMRs_revised.xlsx. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/fair-market-rent-two-bedroom/maryland-counties?period=2025. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research. 2025. HUD Fair Market Rents by county: two bedrooms, monthly gross rent in dollars. Counties in Maryland by fair Market Rent, two bedrooms (HUD, monthly), 2025. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www.huduser.gov/portal/datasets/fmr/fmr2025/FY25_FMRs_revised.xlsx. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/fair-market-rent-two-bedroom/maryland-counties?period=2025.

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U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research (2025) HUD Fair Market Rents by county: two bedrooms, monthly gross rent in dollars, Counties in Maryland by fair Market Rent, two bedrooms (HUD, monthly), 2025 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www.huduser.gov/portal/datasets/fmr/fmr2025/FY25_FMRs_revised.xlsx, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/fair-market-rent-two-bedroom/maryland-counties?period=2025 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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

Calvert County, with $2,314 in 2025, 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 $933 in 2025.

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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