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Section 8 Fair Market Rents in Maryland (FY2026)

Official FY2026 HUD Fair Market Rents for all 15 FMR areas in Maryland8 metro areas and 7 county-level areas. The median 2-bedroom FMR statewide is $1,314. Click any area for payment-standard ranges, covered counties, and comparable markets.

FMR areaStudio1 BR2 BR3 BR4 BR
Allegany County$694$823$973$1,333$1,452
Baltimore-Columbia-Towson$1,362$1,511$1,857$2,358$2,611
Calvert County$1,811$1,851$2,083$2,639$3,106
Caroline County$995$1,001$1,314$1,642$2,184
Dorchester County$947$952$1,144$1,591$1,919
Garrett County$848$864$973$1,353$1,441
Hagerstown$869$961$1,261$1,700$1,901
Kent County$1,062$1,137$1,246$1,635$2,090
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington (PA-DE-MD-NJ)$1,397$1,520$1,810$2,170$2,423
Salisbury$1,054$1,061$1,378$1,818$1,825
Somerset County$901$907$1,167$1,586$1,667
St. Mary's County$1,394$1,672$1,833$2,264$2,889
Talbot County$1,201$1,282$1,409$1,960$2,364
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria (DC-MD-VA)$1,953$2,015$2,246$2,835$3,332
Worcester County$1,027$1,035$1,194$1,661$1,919

Source: HUD User — FY 2026 Fair Market Rents. FY2026 FMRs are effective October 1, 2025. Retrieved 2026-06-11.

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