Dorchester County, MD

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The top four largest cities in Dorchester County are Cambridge, Hurlock, East New Market, and Rhodesdale. Fair Market Rents on this page may apply depending on whether the county uses SAFMRs or county level FMRs. Cities in multiple SAFMR areas will have different SAFMRS based on ZIP code.

What type of FMR does Dorchester County use?

No Small Area Fair Market Rents were created by the HUD for this county/Metro FMR Area therefore Dorchester County uses 40th percentile Fair Market Rents.

To learn more about the criteria the HUD uses to determine if a Metro FMR Area requires Small Area Fair Market Rents click here.

How does Dorchester County compare?

Dorchester County ($1,121) has a 30.9% lower FMR for 2-Bedroom housing than the average of Maryland ($1,622) and therefore has a lower gross rent.

Dorchester County is rank 21st out of 24 counties. This means the FMRs, or in other words, the gross rent is lower than 20 other counties. Dorchester County is the 4th cheapest county in terms of FMRs.

Rent Tables Dorchester County, MD

Fair Market Rent (40th Percentile)

Median Rent (50th Percentile)

Related Areas

Fair Market Rents on this page apply to the following cities in Dorchester County, Maryland: Cambridge, Hurlock, East New Market, Rhodesdale, Vienna, Secretary, Fishing Creek, Church Creek, Crapo, Crocheron, Madison, Taylors Island, Toddville, Wingate, Woolford, and Linkwood.

These Fair Market Rents also apply to the following ZIP codes in Dorchester County, Maryland: 21613, 21643, 21631, 21659, 21869, 21664, 21634, 21622, 21626, 21627, 21648, 21669, 21672, 21675, 21677, and 21835.

More on Dorchester County, MD

• Loan Limits to view maximum loan amounts in Dorchester County, MD
• Property Taxes to find local Property Taxes
• Income Limits to learn more about income assistance in your area
• Housing Authorites to find your local Housing Authorities

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