Maryland Fair Market Rents

2024 Fair Market Rents

2024 FMRs in Maryland by county. Click on the map below to view FMRs for a particular county.

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FMRs vary across Maryland based on County and ZIP code as well as number of bedrooms. The average FMR for a two-bedroom apartment in Maryland is $1,622.

The highest average FMR for a two-bedroom apartment in the United States is $2,095 in Hawaii. The lowest for a two-bedroom apartment is $574 in Puerto Rico.

FMRs in Maryland are based on the price of monthly rent plus the cost of essential utilities. FMRs vary by county or ZIP Code. Generally areas with a lower population density have a lower gross rent (lower FMRs) but there are exceptions.

View the Fair Market Rents Overview for detailed information on how FMRs are calculated. Click on a specific county on the map or from the table below for detailed FMR information including Small Area FMRs.

How does Maryland compare?

The highest FMR for a two-bedroom apartment in Maryland is $2,045 in Calvert County, Prince George's County, and 3 others. The lowest FMR for a two-bedroom apartment is $920 in Allegany County.

Maryland ($1,622) has a 34.3% higher FMR for 2-Bedroom housing than the average of the US ($1,208) and therefore has a higher gross rent.

Maryland is rank 9th out of 56 States and territories. This means the FMRs, or in other words, the gross rent is higher than 47 other States and territories. Maryland is the 9th most expensive State or territory in terms of FMRs.

Average FMRs for Maryland

9th
Rank
$1,269
Studio
$1,355
1-person
$1,622
2-person
$2,109
3-person
$2,435
4-person
Counties in Maryland (24)
County Rank Studio 1-Bed 2-Bed 3-Bed 4-Bed
Calvert County 1st $1,772 $1,803 $2,045 $2,544 $3,015
Prince George's County 1st $1,772 $1,803 $2,045 $2,544 $3,015
Montgomery County 1st $1,772 $1,803 $2,045 $2,544 $3,015
Charles County 1st $1,772 $1,803 $2,045 $2,544 $3,015
Frederick County 1st $1,772 $1,803 $2,045 $2,544 $3,015
Howard County 6th $1,379 $1,582 $1,943 $2,519 $2,849
Baltimore city 6th $1,379 $1,582 $1,943 $2,519 $2,849
Queen Anne's County 6th $1,379 $1,582 $1,943 $2,519 $2,849
Harford County 6th $1,379 $1,582 $1,943 $2,519 $2,849
Carroll County 6th $1,379 $1,582 $1,943 $2,519 $2,849
Baltimore County 6th $1,379 $1,582 $1,943 $2,519 $2,849
Anne Arundel County 6th $1,379 $1,582 $1,943 $2,519 $2,849
St. Mary's County 13th $1,470 $1,492 $1,755 $2,277 $2,662
Cecil County 14th $1,303 $1,451 $1,737 $2,100 $2,422
Talbot County 15th $1,196 $1,229 $1,380 $1,945 $2,342
Kent County 16th $1,100 $1,111 $1,269 $1,699 $2,153
Caroline County 17th $931 $938 $1,232 $1,669 $2,058
Wicomico County 18th $991 $998 $1,311 $1,739 $1,746
Washington County 19th $830 $932 $1,225 $1,713 $1,889
Worcester County 20th $993 $1,020 $1,145 $1,614 $1,797
Dorchester County 21st $890 $896 $1,121 $1,580 $1,902
Somerset County 22nd $832 $837 $1,100 $1,458 $1,465
Garrett County 23rd $785 $795 $905 $1,275 $1,536
Allegany County 24th $624 $736 $920 $1,186 $1,453

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Fair Market Rents are estimated by the HUD.