HUD Fair Market Rent · FY 2027
Fair Market Rent in Maryland by county (FY 2027)
Maryland has 24 counties, and HUD sets a Fair Market Rent for every one of them. For FY 2027 the median two-bedroom is $1,875. The highest is Charles County at $2,438, the lowest Garrett County at $1,014.
Median 2BR
$1,875
Highest 2BR
$2,438
Charles County
Lowest 2BR
$1,014
Garrett County
Counties
24
17 in metro areas
17 of the 24 counties sit inside a HUD metro area and share that metro's rate. The other 7 get a county rate built from their own rents. The Maryland median of $1,875 is about 76% above the national median county ($1,063). HUD also publishes ZIP-level Small Area FMRs covering 24 of the 24 counties, which is where the real variation shows up. Pick a county below for the full studio-to-four-bedroom table, payment standard ranges and ZIP rates.
The median two-bedroom moved up 2% from FY 2026. 19 counties went up, 5 went down, and the rest held.
Fair Market Rent by county
County | Area | Studio | 1 BR | 2 BR | 3 BR | 4 BR | YoY | Population |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Charles County | Metro | $2,111 | $2,204 | $2,438 | $3,107 | $3,658 | +8.5% | 170,527 |
| Frederick County | Metro | $2,111 | $2,204 | $2,438 | $3,107 | $3,658 | +8.5% | 287,048 |
| Montgomery County | Metro | $2,111 | $2,204 | $2,438 | $3,107 | $3,658 | +8.5% | 1,065,949 |
| Prince George's County | Metro | $2,111 | $2,204 | $2,438 | $3,107 | $3,658 | +8.5% | 959,754 |
| Anne Arundel County | Metro | $1,523 | $1,625 | $2,006 | $2,509 | $2,789 | +8.0% | 598,166 |
| Baltimore County | Metro | $1,523 | $1,625 | $2,006 | $2,509 | $2,789 | +8.0% | 850,796 |
| Carroll County | Metro | $1,523 | $1,625 | $2,006 | $2,509 | $2,789 | +8.0% | 175,321 |
| Harford County | Metro | $1,523 | $1,625 | $2,006 | $2,509 | $2,789 | +8.0% | 263,757 |
| Howard County | Metro | $1,523 | $1,625 | $2,006 | $2,509 | $2,789 | +8.0% | 336,328 |
| Queen Anne's County | Metro | $1,523 | $1,625 | $2,006 | $2,509 | $2,789 | +8.0% | 51,825 |
| Baltimore city | Metro | $1,523 | $1,625 | $2,006 | $2,509 | $2,789 | +8.0% | 573,243 |
| Calvert County | Metro | $1,630 | $1,666 | $1,890 | $2,617 | $2,959 | -9.3% | 94,313 |
| Cecil County | Metro | $1,438 | $1,558 | $1,860 | $2,216 | $2,445 | +2.8% | 104,960 |
| St. Mary's County | Metro | $1,328 | $1,642 | $1,787 | $2,242 | $2,853 | -2.5% | 115,126 |
| Wicomico County | Metro | $1,095 | $1,102 | $1,428 | $1,870 | $1,877 | +3.6% | 104,914 |
| Talbot County | Rural | $1,081 | $1,260 | $1,421 | $1,968 | $2,375 | +0.9% | 37,917 |
| Caroline County | Rural | $1,002 | $1,009 | $1,320 | $1,623 | $2,188 | +0.5% | 33,669 |
| Washington County | Metro | $894 | $982 | $1,284 | $1,714 | $1,923 | +1.8% | 155,709 |
| Kent County | Rural | $956 | $1,140 | $1,241 | $1,603 | $2,050 | -0.4% | 19,346 |
| Worcester County | Rural | $990 | $995 | $1,184 | $1,639 | $1,979 | -0.8% | 53,700 |
| Dorchester County | Rural | $868 | $970 | $1,159 | $1,605 | $1,937 | +1.3% | 32,754 |
| Somerset County | Metro | $905 | $910 | $1,144 | $1,498 | $1,504 | -2.0% | 24,822 |
| Allegany County | Rural | $862 | $888 | $1,014 | $1,383 | $1,468 | +4.2% | 67,452 |
| Garrett County | Rural | $853 | $877 | $1,014 | $1,339 | $1,344 | +4.2% | 28,615 |
24 counties. HUD publishes studio through 4 bedroom rates. Tap a county for payment standards, ZIP-level rates and income needed.
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Questions people ask
It depends on the county. For FY 2027 the median two-bedroom FMR across Maryland's 24 counties is $1,875, ranging from $1,014 in Garrett County to $2,438 in Charles County. Every county's full table is linked on this page.
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