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Highest median rent, Maryland counties · 2020

Maryland counties ranked by median gross rent (2020 ACS). This list covers the 24 counties in Maryland that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

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YEAR1990 2000 2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPMEDIAN GROSS RENTVS 2000

01Montgomery County, MDMD1,074,582$1,784+95%

02Howard County, MDMD339,183$1,731+97%

03Anne Arundel County, MDMD603,380$1,690+112%

04Charles County, MDMD176,593$1,686+97%

05Queen Anne's County, MDMD54,448$1,553+150%

06Prince George's County, MDMD970,374$1,494+103%

07Calvert County, MDMD94,484$1,461+75%

08St. Mary's County, MDMD116,692$1,436+100%

09Frederick County, MDMD302,883$1,427+98%

10Baltimore County, MDMD847,650$1,328+98%

11Harford County, MDMD266,446$1,294+100%

12Cecil County, MDMD107,131$1,151+87%

13Talbot County, MDMD38,238$1,122+103%

14Carroll County, MDMD176,677$1,121+76%

15Baltimore, MDMD569,997$1,094+120%

16Wicomico County, MDMD106,899$1,059+87%

17Worcester County, MDMD54,459$1,020+78%

18Caroline County, MDMD34,116$1,003+108%

19Kent County, MDMD19,565$969+84%

20Washington County, MDMD157,731$931+93%

21Dorchester County, MDMD33,628$865+90%

22Somerset County, MDMD24,973$766+79%

23Allegany County, MDMD66,848$719+89%

24Garrett County, MDMD28,370$629+65%

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UPDATED 2026-08-08 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU DECENNIAL CENSUS