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Cities in Maryland by median gross rent (monthly)

Rockville, MD had the highest median gross rent (monthly) of 23 cities in 2023, at $2,244. Cumberland, MD had the lowest, at $728. The median was $1,483 and the figure for Maryland was $1,662. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest2,244Rockville, MD
Lowest728Cumberland, MD
Median1,48323 cities
Maryland1,662History

All cities, 2023

Rockville, MD: 2,244 USDRockville, MD2,244Bowie, MD: 2,240 USDBowie, MD2,240Gaithersburg, MD: 2,008 USDGaithersburg, MD2,008Laurel, MD: 1,878 USDLaurel, MD1,878Annapolis, MD: 1,855 USDAnnapolis, MD1,855College Park, MD: 1,846 USDCollege Park, MD1,846Hyattsville, MD: 1,831 USDHyattsville, MD1,831Greenbelt, MD: 1,807 USDGreenbelt, MD1,807New Carrollton, MD: 1,745 USDNew Carrollton, MD1,745Frederick, MD: 1,688 USDFrederick, MD1,688Bel Air, MD: 1,526 USDBel Air, MD1,526La Plata, MD: 1,483 USDLa Plata, MD1,483Westminster, MD: 1,410 USDWestminster, MD1,410Takoma Park, MD: 1,388 USDTakoma Park, MD1,388Elkton, MD: 1,368 USDElkton, MD1,368Aberdeen, MD: 1,339 USDAberdeen, MD1,339Havre de Grace, MD: 1,314 USDHavre de Grace, MD1,314Baltimore, MD: 1,290 USDBaltimore, MD1,290Salisbury, MD: 1,247 USDSalisbury, MD1,247Easton, MD: 1,177 USDEaston, MD1,177Hagerstown, MD: 1,041 USDHagerstown, MD1,041Cambridge, MD: 971 USDCambridge, MD971Cumberland, MD: 728 USDCumberland, MD728Rockville, MD: 2,244 USDRockville, MD2,244Bowie, MD: 2,240 USDBowie, MD2,240Gaithersburg, MD: 2,008 USDGaithersburg, MD2,008Laurel, MD: 1,878 USDLaurel, MD1,878Annapolis, MD: 1,855 USDAnnapolis, MD1,855College Park, MD: 1,846 USDCollege Park, MD1,846Hyattsville, MD: 1,831 USDHyattsville, MD1,831Greenbelt, MD: 1,807 USDGreenbelt, MD1,807New Carrollton, MD: 1,745 USDNew Carrollton, MD1,745Frederick, MD: 1,688 USDFrederick, MD1,688Bel Air, MD: 1,526 USDBel Air, MD1,526La Plata, MD: 1,483 USDLa Plata, MD1,483Westminster, MD: 1,410 USDWestminster, MD1,410Takoma Park, MD: 1,388 USDTakoma Park, MD1,388Elkton, MD: 1,368 USDElkton, MD1,368Aberdeen, MD: 1,339 USDAberdeen, MD1,339Havre de Grace, MD: 1,314 USDHavre de Grace, MD1,314Baltimore, MD: 1,290 USDBaltimore, MD1,290Salisbury, MD: 1,247 USDSalisbury, MD1,247Easton, MD: 1,177 USDEaston, MD1,177Hagerstown, MD: 1,041 USDHagerstown, MD1,041Cambridge, MD: 971 USDCambridge, MD971Cumberland, MD: 728 USDCumberland, MD728
USD. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25064: median gross rent (dollars), renter-occupied housing units paying cash rent, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more). Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCities2023
USD		Change on 2022
1Rockville, MD2,244+3.6%
2Bowie, MD2,240+3.4%
3Gaithersburg, MD2,008+4.3%
4Laurel, MD1,878+2.6%
5Annapolis, MD1,855+6%
6College Park, MD1,846+0.4%
7Hyattsville, MD1,831+5.6%
8Greenbelt, MD1,807+1.1%
9New Carrollton, MD1,745+3.3%
10Frederick, MD1,688+4.6%
11Bel Air, MD1,526+7.3%
12La Plata, MD1,483-3.6%
13Westminster, MD1,410+5.6%
14Takoma Park, MD1,388+5.3%
15Elkton, MD1,368+6.3%
16Aberdeen, MD1,339+9%
17Havre de Grace, MD1,314+11%
18Baltimore, MD1,290+4.5%
19Salisbury, MD1,247+4.9%
20Easton, MD1,177+2.1%
21Hagerstown, MD1,041+6.6%
22Cambridge, MD971+1.6%
23Cumberland, MD728+2.2%

Other periods

About this ranking

Monthly gross rent of renter-occupied housing units paying cash rent, at the middle of the distribution, in US dollars of the last year of the period.

More on how it is measured
  • Gross rent is the contract rent plus the estimated cost of utilities and fuels paid by the renter.
  • United States: American Community Survey five-year estimate, where the period shown is the last year of the five-year span.

A median, not an average, of what all renters pay, including long-standing leases, so it is lower than asking rents for new listings.

Every value in the ranking comes from the same publisher and the same period, so the cities are compared on one definition. Equal values share a rank.

How to cite

U.S. Census Bureau. American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25064: median gross rent (dollars), renter-occupied housing units paying cash rent, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more). https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-b25064.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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U.S. Census Bureau. (2026). American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25064: median gross rent (dollars), renter-occupied housing units paying cash rent, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more) (Cities in Maryland by median gross rent (monthly), 2023) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-b25064.dat

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American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25064: median gross rent (dollars), renter-occupied housing units paying cash rent, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more), Cities in Maryland by median gross rent (monthly), 2023. U.S. Census Bureau, 29 Jan. 2026, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-b25064.dat. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/median-gross-rent/maryland-cities?period=2023. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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U.S. Census Bureau. 2026. American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25064: median gross rent (dollars), renter-occupied housing units paying cash rent, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more). Cities in Maryland by median gross rent (monthly), 2023. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-b25064.dat. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/median-gross-rent/maryland-cities?period=2023.

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U.S. Census Bureau (2026) American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25064: median gross rent (dollars), renter-occupied housing units paying cash rent, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more), Cities in Maryland by median gross rent (monthly), 2023 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-b25064.dat, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/median-gross-rent/maryland-cities?period=2023 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

BibTeX
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Which city has the highest median gross rent (monthly)?

Rockville, MD, with $2,244 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which city has the lowest median gross rent (monthly)?

Cumberland, MD, with $728 in 2023.

Where does this ranking come from?

Every value comes from one source and one period, so the places are comparable: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25064: median gross rent (dollars), renter-occupied housing units paying cash rent, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more). Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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