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Cities in Maryland by rent-burdened renter households (rent 30 percent or more of income), 2024

Elkton, MD had the highest rent-burdened renter households (rent 30 percent or more of income) of 23 cities in 2024, at 69.4%. La Plata, MD had the lowest, at 33.2%. The median was 53.7% and the figure for Maryland was 51.5%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

Highest69.4Elkton, MD
Lowest33.2La Plata, MD
Median53.723 cities
Maryland51.5History

All cities, 2024

Elkton, MD: 69.4 %Elkton, MD69.4College Park, MD: 65.7 %College Park, MD65.7Cambridge, MD: 63.2 %Cambridge, MD63.2Bel Air, MD: 61 %Bel Air, MD61Hyattsville, MD: 57.4 %Hyattsville, MD57.4Westminster, MD: 56.7 %Westminster, MD56.7Aberdeen, MD: 55.1 %Aberdeen, MD55.1Salisbury, MD: 54.4 %Salisbury, MD54.4New Carrollton, MD: 53.8 %New Carrollton, MD53.8Takoma Park, MD: 53.7 %Takoma Park, MD53.7Greenbelt, MD: 53.7 %Greenbelt, MD53.7Baltimore, MD: 53.7 %Baltimore, MD53.7Frederick, MD: 52.5 %Frederick, MD52.5Cumberland, MD: 52.1 %Cumberland, MD52.1Rockville, MD: 51.6 %Rockville, MD51.6Hagerstown, MD: 51.6 %Hagerstown, MD51.6Easton, MD: 50.7 %Easton, MD50.7Havre de Grace, MD: 49.7 %Havre de Grace, MD49.7Bowie, MD: 48.9 %Bowie, MD48.9Annapolis, MD: 48.9 %Annapolis, MD48.9Gaithersburg, MD: 48.5 %Gaithersburg, MD48.5Laurel, MD: 45 %Laurel, MD45La Plata, MD: 33.2 %La Plata, MD33.2
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCities2024 (%)Change on 2023
1Elkton, MD69.4+4.3 pts
2College Park, MD65.7+3.6 pts
3Cambridge, MD63.2+8.5 pts
4Bel Air, MD61-0.9 pts
5Hyattsville, MD57.4+4.9 pts
6Westminster, MD56.7+0.9 pts
7Aberdeen, MD55.1-1 pts
8Salisbury, MD54.4+1.8 pts
9New Carrollton, MD53.8+1.1 pts
10Takoma Park, MD53.7-0.4 pts
11Greenbelt, MD53.7-0.5 pts
12Baltimore, MD53.70 pts
13Frederick, MD52.5-0.5 pts
14Cumberland, MD52.1-1.2 pts
15Rockville, MD51.6+2.2 pts
16Hagerstown, MD51.6-0.6 pts
17Easton, MD50.7+1.1 pts
18Havre de Grace, MD49.7+7.5 pts
19Bowie, MD48.9-0.7 pts
20Annapolis, MD48.9+1 pts
21Gaithersburg, MD48.5-3.8 pts
22Laurel, MD45-1.6 pts
23La Plata, MD33.2+0.9 pts

Other periods

About this ranking

Renter households whose gross rent (contract rent plus utilities and fuels the renter pays) was 30 percent or more of household income in the past 12 months, as a percentage of renter households for which that ratio can be computed. United States: American Community Survey five-year estimate, where the period shown is the last year of the five-year span.

Renters who pay no cash rent and households with no or negative income are left out of both the count and the base. 30 percent is the usual US threshold for rent burden. The EU housing cost overburden rate (housing_cost_overburden_rate) uses 40 percent of disposable income, all housing costs and people instead of households, so the two cannot be compared.

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 B25070: renter-occupied units with gross rent of 30 percent or more of household income, as a percentage of units where it is computed, calculated with stored inputs, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more). https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b25070.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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APA 7

U.S. Census Bureau. (2026). American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25070: renter-occupied units with gross rent of 30 percent or more of household income, as a percentage of units where it is computed, calculated with stored inputs, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more) (Cities in Maryland by rent-burdened renter households (rent 30 percent or more of income), 2024) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b25070.dat

MLA 9

American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25070: renter-occupied units with gross rent of 30 percent or more of household income, as a percentage of units where it is computed, calculated with stored inputs, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more), Cities in Maryland by rent-burdened renter households (rent 30 percent or more of income), 2024. U.S. Census Bureau, 29 Jan. 2026, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b25070.dat. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/rent-burdened-households/maryland-cities. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

Chicago (author-date)

U.S. Census Bureau. 2026. American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25070: renter-occupied units with gross rent of 30 percent or more of household income, as a percentage of units where it is computed, calculated with stored inputs, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more). Cities in Maryland by rent-burdened renter households (rent 30 percent or more of income), 2024. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b25070.dat. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/rent-burdened-households/maryland-cities.

Harvard

U.S. Census Bureau (2026) American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25070: renter-occupied units with gross rent of 30 percent or more of household income, as a percentage of units where it is computed, calculated with stored inputs, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more), Cities in Maryland by rent-burdened renter households (rent 30 percent or more of income), 2024 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b25070.dat, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/rent-burdened-households/maryland-cities (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

BibTeX
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Which city has the highest rent-burdened renter households (rent 30 percent or more of income)?

Elkton, MD, with 69.4% in 2024, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which city has the lowest rent-burdened renter households (rent 30 percent or more of income)?

La Plata, MD, with 33.2% in 2024.

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 B25070: renter-occupied units with gross rent of 30 percent or more of household income, as a percentage of units where it is computed, calculated with stored inputs, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more). Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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