U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2024 five-year estimates
Maryland county equivalents (counties and independent cities): highest median gross rents | ACS 2024
Rank 24 Maryland county equivalents (counties and independent cities) by available median gross rent estimates, highest to lowest; ACS 2024 five-year data.
Ranked observations
0 county equivalents (counties and independent cities) excluded for unavailable median gross rent; ties in the unrounded published values resolve by ascending GEOID. All available observations are shown.
| Rank | County equivalent | GEOID | Median gross rent |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Howard County | 24027 | $2,099 (±$33 ACS 90% MOE) |
| 2 | Anne Arundel County | 24003 | $2,071 (±$29 ACS 90% MOE) |
| 3 | Montgomery County | 24031 | $2,068 (±$20 ACS 90% MOE) |
| 4 | Charles County | 24017 | $1,920 (±$70 ACS 90% MOE) |
| 5 | Prince George's County | 24033 | $1,799 (±$14 ACS 90% MOE) |
| 6 | Frederick County | 24021 | $1,774 (±$37 ACS 90% MOE) |
| 7 | Calvert County | 24009 | $1,759 (±$81 ACS 90% MOE) |
| 8 | St. Mary's County | 24037 | $1,747 (±$60 ACS 90% MOE) |
| 9 | Baltimore County | 24005 | $1,627 (±$17 ACS 90% MOE) |
| 10 | Queen Anne's County | 24035 | $1,619 (±$122 ACS 90% MOE) |
| 11 | Harford County | 24025 | $1,586 (±$40 ACS 90% MOE) |
| 12 | Carroll County | 24013 | $1,427 (±$44 ACS 90% MOE) |
| 13 | Cecil County | 24015 | $1,377 (±$49 ACS 90% MOE) |
| 14 | Baltimore city | 24510 | $1,331 (±$15 ACS 90% MOE) |
| 15 | Wicomico County | 24045 | $1,327 (±$54 ACS 90% MOE) |
| 16 | Talbot County | 24041 | $1,256 (±$149 ACS 90% MOE) |
| 17 | Kent County | 24029 | $1,209 (±$89 ACS 90% MOE) |
| 18 | Worcester County | 24047 | $1,159 (±$85 ACS 90% MOE) |
| 19 | Washington County | 24043 | $1,147 (±$27 ACS 90% MOE) |
| 20 | Caroline County | 24011 | $1,105 (±$50 ACS 90% MOE) |
| 21 | Dorchester County | 24019 | $1,032 (±$82 ACS 90% MOE) |
| 22 | Somerset County | 24039 | $1,013 (±$79 ACS 90% MOE) |
| 23 | Allegany County | 24001 | $805 (±$41 ACS 90% MOE) |
| 24 | Garrett County | 24023 | $765 (±$71 ACS 90% MOE) |
Method and provenance
ACS 2024 five-year survey estimates (2020–2024), not current prices. Direct estimates may have 90% margins of error shown where available. The home-value-to-income ratio and renter cost-burden rate are derived; no MOE is calculated for either. Missing or suppressed values are unavailable, not zero. County-equivalent rankings are descriptive, not an affordability or suitability recommendation.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2024 five-year estimates. Validated Maryland bundle provenance, source snapshot and checksums. Maryland county-equivalent map and full table.