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Counties in Maryland by fair Market Rent, two bedrooms (HUD, monthly)

Charles County had the highest fair Market Rent, two bedrooms (HUD, monthly) of 24 counties in 2026, at $2,246. Garrett County had the lowest, at $973. The median was $1,845. Source: the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research.

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Highest2,246Charles County
Lowest973Garrett County
Median1,84524 counties

Map of counties, 2026

Allegany County: 973 USDAnne Arundel County: 1,857 USDBaltimore County: 1,857 USDCalvert County: 2,083 USDCaroline County: 1,314 USDCarroll County: 1,857 USDCecil County: 1,810 USDCharles County: 2,246 USDDorchester County: 1,144 USDFrederick County: 2,246 USDGarrett County: 973 USDHarford County: 1,857 USDHoward County: 1,857 USDKent County: 1,246 USDMontgomery County: 2,246 USDPrince George's County: 2,246 USDQueen Anne's County: 1,857 USDSt. Mary's County: 1,833 USDSomerset County: 1,167 USDTalbot County: 1,409 USDWashington County: 1,261 USDWicomico County: 1,378 USDWorcester County: 1,194 USDBaltimore city: 1,857 USD
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  • 1,200 to 1,500
  • 1,500 to 1,900
  • 1,900 and over
USD, 2026. 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, 2026

Charles County: 2,246 USDCharles County2,246Frederick County: 2,246 USDFrederick County2,246Montgomery County: 2,246 USDMontgomery County2,246Prince George's County: 2,246 USDPrince George's County2,246Calvert County: 2,083 USDCalvert County2,083Anne Arundel County: 1,857 USDAnne Arundel County1,857Baltimore city: 1,857 USDBaltimore city1,857Baltimore County: 1,857 USDBaltimore County1,857Carroll County: 1,857 USDCarroll County1,857Harford County: 1,857 USDHarford County1,857Howard County: 1,857 USDHoward County1,857Queen Anne's County: 1,857 USDQueen Anne's County1,857St. Mary's County: 1,833 USDSt. Mary's County1,833Cecil County: 1,810 USDCecil County1,810Talbot County: 1,409 USDTalbot County1,409Wicomico County: 1,378 USDWicomico County1,378Caroline County: 1,314 USDCaroline County1,314Washington County: 1,261 USDWashington County1,261Kent County: 1,246 USDKent County1,246Worcester County: 1,194 USDWorcester County1,194Somerset County: 1,167 USDSomerset County1,167Dorchester County: 1,144 USDDorchester County1,144Allegany County: 973 USDAllegany County973Garrett County: 973 USDGarrett County973Charles County: 2,246 USDCharles County2,246Frederick County: 2,246 USDFrederick County2,246Montgomery County: 2,246 USDMontgomery County2,246Prince George's County: 2,246 USDPrince George's County2,246Calvert County: 2,083 USDCalvert County2,083Anne Arundel County: 1,857 USDAnne Arundel County1,857Baltimore city: 1,857 USDBaltimore city1,857Baltimore County: 1,857 USDBaltimore County1,857Carroll County: 1,857 USDCarroll County1,857Harford County: 1,857 USDHarford County1,857Howard County: 1,857 USDHoward County1,857Queen Anne's County: 1,857 USDQueen Anne's County1,857St. Mary's County: 1,833 USDSt. Mary's County1,833Cecil County: 1,810 USDCecil County1,810Talbot County: 1,409 USDTalbot County1,409Wicomico County: 1,378 USDWicomico County1,378Caroline County: 1,314 USDCaroline County1,314Washington County: 1,261 USDWashington County1,261Kent County: 1,246 USDKent County1,246Worcester County: 1,194 USDWorcester County1,194Somerset County: 1,167 USDSomerset County1,167Dorchester County: 1,144 USDDorchester County1,144Allegany County: 973 USDAllegany County973Garrett County: 973 USDGarrett County973
USD. Source: HUD, HUD Fair Market Rents by county: two bedrooms, monthly gross rent in dollars. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2026
USD		Change on 2025
1Charles County2,246-2.9%
1Frederick County2,246-2.9%
1Montgomery County2,246-2.9%
1Prince George's County2,246-2.9%
5Calvert County2,083-10%
6Anne Arundel County1,857-5.5%
6Baltimore city1,857-5.5%
6Baltimore County1,857-5.5%
6Carroll County1,857-5.5%
6Harford County1,857-5.5%
6Howard County1,857-5.5%
6Queen Anne's County1,857-5.5%
13St. Mary's County1,833+0.1%
14Cecil County1,810+0.4%
15Talbot County1,409+1.2%
16Wicomico County1,378-7.6%
17Caroline County1,314+1.5%
18Washington County1,261+1.5%
19Kent County1,246-2%
20Worcester County1,194-6.4%
21Somerset County1,167-6.6%
22Dorchester County1,144-0.9%
23Allegany County973+4.3%
23Garrett County973+4.3%

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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/fmr2026/FY26_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. (2026). HUD Fair Market Rents by county: two bedrooms, monthly gross rent in dollars (Counties in Maryland by fair Market Rent, two bedrooms (HUD, monthly), 2026) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www.huduser.gov/portal/datasets/fmr/fmr2026/FY26_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), 2026. U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research, 21 Apr. 2026, https://www.huduser.gov/portal/datasets/fmr/fmr2026/FY26_FMRs_revised.xlsx. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/fair-market-rent-two-bedroom/maryland-counties?period=2026. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research. 2026. HUD Fair Market Rents by county: two bedrooms, monthly gross rent in dollars. Counties in Maryland by fair Market Rent, two bedrooms (HUD, monthly), 2026. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www.huduser.gov/portal/datasets/fmr/fmr2026/FY26_FMRs_revised.xlsx. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/fair-market-rent-two-bedroom/maryland-counties?period=2026.

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U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research (2026) HUD Fair Market Rents by county: two bedrooms, monthly gross rent in dollars, Counties in Maryland by fair Market Rent, two bedrooms (HUD, monthly), 2026 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www.huduser.gov/portal/datasets/fmr/fmr2026/FY26_FMRs_revised.xlsx, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/fair-market-rent-two-bedroom/maryland-counties?period=2026 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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

Charles County, with $2,246 in 2026, 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 $973 in 2026.

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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