Ranked from ACS 2023 5-Year
Highest Rents in Maryland
Median gross rent by county, which includes rent plus the utilities the tenant pays. Comparing it against the monthly cost to own is the honest version of the rent-versus-buy question.
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Every county in America is somewhere on this scale, including the one you live in.
Maryland ranked
| # | County | Median rent | Monthly to own | Median home |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Howard County | $2,038 | $4,538 | $576,700 |
| 2 | Montgomery County | $2,030 | $4,663 | $615,200 |
| 3 | Anne Arundel County | $1,990 | $3,478 | $450,300 |
| 4 | Charles County | $1,897 | $3,199 | $402,300 |
| 5 | Prince George's County | $1,761 | $3,252 | $404,300 |
| 6 | Frederick County | $1,706 | $3,450 | $437,700 |
| 7 | Calvert County | $1,701 | $3,415 | $440,200 |
| 8 | St. Mary's County | $1,692 | $3,060 | $390,900 |
| 9 | Queen Anne's County | $1,611 | $3,396 | $441,800 |
| 10 | Baltimore County | $1,566 | $2,690 | $330,000 |
| 11 | Harford County | $1,557 | $2,911 | $367,300 |
| 12 | Carroll County | $1,370 | $3,196 | $406,400 |
| 13 | Cecil County | $1,367 | $2,524 | $311,800 |
| 14 | Baltimore city | $1,290 | $1,945 | $219,300 |
| 15 | Talbot County | $1,248 | $3,043 | $398,300 |
| 16 | Wicomico County | $1,238 | $1,978 | $238,900 |
| 17 | Worcester County | $1,180 | $2,721 | $348,100 |
| 18 | Kent County | $1,144 | $2,480 | $307,100 |
| 19 | Washington County | $1,100 | $2,242 | $275,900 |
| 20 | Caroline County | $1,070 | $2,226 | $272,400 |
| 21 | Dorchester County | $959 | $2,087 | $252,300 |
| 22 | Somerset County | $938 | $1,456 | $164,300 |
| 23 | Allegany County | $786 | $1,359 | $149,200 |
| 24 | Garrett County | $710 | $1,810 | $217,000 |
Every figure is modelled on the county's own median home with 20% down at 7.03%. Property tax and electricity are county and state specific; homeowners insurance uses the NAIC average premium for that state, which ranges from 0.16% of home value in Hawaii to 1.16% in Oklahoma. Maintenance and water are national estimates. Full methodology.
Nationwide
Highest Rents across all 3,133 US counties · Every county in Maryland