Rent Trends / MD

Rent Trends in Maryland: 2015 to 2026

Rent prices for 100 cities in Maryland, tracked yearly from 2015 to 2026 using Zillow's Observed Rent Index (ZORI). The average rent across tracked cities is $2,030, compared to $1,498 in 2015. The biggest increase was in Salisbury (+74.1%).

Source: Zillow Observed Rent Index (ZORI) · January snapshots · Click any column header to sort

100 of 100 cities

City	Metro	'15	'16	'17	'18	'19	'20	'21	'22	'23	'24	'25	'26	% Chg
Baltimore	Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD	$1,182	$1,209	$1,206	$1,228	$1,258	$1,293	$1,324	$1,484	$1,551	$1,590	$1,675	$1,714	+45.0%
Silver Spring	Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV	$1,481	$1,545	$1,570	$1,595	$1,660	$1,700	$1,643	$1,817	$1,863	$1,961	$1,983	$1,997	+34.8%
Frederick	Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV	$1,349	$1,381	$1,402	$1,430	$1,467	$1,511	$1,601	$1,780	$1,924	$2,010	$2,090	$2,129	+57.8%
Laurel	Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV	$1,329	$1,355	$1,378	$1,381	$1,444	$1,488	$1,549	$1,686	$1,761	$1,828	$1,879	$1,880	+41.5%
Rockville	Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV	$1,770	$1,820	$1,845	$1,838	$1,908	$1,926	$1,847	$2,059	$2,133	$2,245	$2,291	$2,293	+29.5%
Gaithersburg	Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV	$1,641	$1,674	$1,661	$1,702	$1,732	$1,788	$1,837	$2,005	$2,123	$2,229	$2,247	$2,242	+36.6%
Columbia	Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD	$1,559	$1,583	$1,573	$1,605	$1,677	$1,695	$1,750	$1,963	$2,000	$2,097	$2,133	$2,180	+39.8%
Upper Marlboro	Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV	$1,481	$1,518	$1,552	$1,587	$1,630	$1,660	$1,768	$1,930	$2,011	$2,077	$2,147	$2,284	+54.2%
Bowie	Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV	$1,578	$1,623	$1,669	$1,705	$1,739	$1,792	$1,895	$2,060	$2,179	$2,331	$2,393	$2,459	+55.8%
Annapolis	Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD	$1,482	$1,495	$1,554	$1,588	$1,613	$1,668	$1,762	$1,945	$2,035	$2,165	$2,182	$2,209	+49.1%
Glen Burnie	Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD	—	$1,106	$1,123	$1,156	$1,192	$1,219	$1,322	$1,469	$1,513	$1,535	$1,630	$1,661	+50.2%
Ellicott City	Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD	$1,670	$1,670	$1,641	$1,707	$1,726	$1,783	$1,824	$2,013	$2,098	$2,186	$2,282	$2,272	+36.0%
Waldorf	Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV	$1,447	$1,531	$1,559	$1,571	$1,585	$1,646	$1,771	$1,970	$2,052	$2,144	$2,239	$2,269	+56.8%
Germantown	Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV	$1,395	$1,407	$1,395	$1,423	$1,465	$1,501	$1,551	$1,738	$1,803	$1,902	$1,969	$1,989	+42.6%
Bethesda	Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV	$2,057	$2,143	$2,177	$2,256	$2,294	$2,338	$2,250	$2,498	$2,601	$2,699	$2,814	$2,824	+37.3%
Hagerstown	Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV	—	$829	$830	$854	$871	$898	$975	$1,148	$1,291	$1,300	$1,369	$1,434	+73.0%
Bel Air	Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	$1,639	$1,772	$1,879	$1,916	$1,988	+21.3%
Salisbury	Salisbury, MD-DE	$851	$851	$873	$904	$939	$1,020	$1,048	$1,182	$1,298	$1,320	$1,411	$1,482	+74.1%
Dundalk	Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD	—	—	—	—	$1,022	$1,075	$1,148	$1,242	$1,377	$1,367	$1,482	$1,510	+47.7%
Towson	Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD	—	—	—	$1,348	$1,402	$1,448	$1,511	$1,666	$1,660	$1,749	$1,803	$1,876	+39.2%
Pasadena	Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD	—	—	$1,618	$1,639	$1,681	$1,727	$1,865	$2,083	$2,068	$2,252	$2,394	$2,438	+50.7%
Westminster	Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	$1,450	$1,534	$1,643	$1,659	+14.4%
Owings Mills	Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD	—	—	$1,228	$1,254	$1,331	$1,355	$1,426	$1,638	$1,672	$1,646	$1,724	$1,815	+47.8%
Catonsville	Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	$1,584	$1,665	$1,679	$1,806	$1,806	+14.0%
Fort Washington	Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	$1,774	$1,766	$1,879	$1,938	$2,026	+14.2%
Potomac	Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	$3,134	$3,305	$3,606	$3,679	$3,818	+21.8%
Elkton	Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	$1,754	$1,798	$1,891	+7.8%
Windsor Mill	Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD	—	—	—	—	—	—	$1,288	$1,438	$1,458	$1,482	$1,522	$1,577	+22.4%
Cumberland	Cumberland, MD-WV	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	$847	$949	$995	+17.5%
Essex	Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	$1,764	$1,794	$1,922	$1,916	+8.6%
District Heights	Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	$1,380	$1,465	$1,392	$1,488	$1,512	+9.6%
Lanham Seabrook	Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	$1,966	$1,946	-1.0%
Middle River	Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD	—	—	$1,218	$1,248	$1,297	$1,295	$1,380	$1,559	$1,581	$1,632	$1,749	$1,803	+48.0%
Hyattsville	Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV	—	—	—	—	$1,693	$1,808	$1,798	$1,843	$1,882	$2,005	$1,970	$1,970	+16.4%
Lutherville Timonium	Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	$2,166	$2,208	+1.9%
Clinton	Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	$2,546	+0.0%
Nottingham	Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD	—	—	—	—	—	—	$1,326	$1,474	$1,593	$1,553	$1,639	$1,742	+31.4%
Odenton	Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD	$1,688	$1,720	$1,734	$1,760	$1,821	$1,862	$1,898	$2,171	$2,226	$2,287	$2,396	$2,420	+43.4%
Elkridge	Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD	—	—	—	—	$1,736	$1,750	$1,821	$2,009	$2,045	$2,142	$2,222	$2,266	+30.5%
Reisterstown	Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	$1,342	$1,315	$1,362	$1,389	$1,490	+11.0%
College Park	Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV	—	—	—	—	$1,805	$1,894	$1,890	$2,020	$2,146	$2,171	$2,200	$2,233	+23.7%
Halethorpe	Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	$1,669	$1,772	$1,832	+9.8%
Sykesville	Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	$1,846	+0.0%
Severn	Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	$1,745	$1,842	$1,956	$2,028	$2,070	+18.6%
Abingdon	Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	$1,519	$1,676	$1,700	$1,771	$1,829	+20.4%
Montgomery Village	Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	$1,925	$2,089	$2,062	$2,161	+12.3%
Randallstown	Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	$1,374	$1,357	$1,393	$1,456	$1,478	+7.6%
Chillum	Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	$1,526	$1,621	—	$1,698	$1,713	+12.3%
Beltsville	Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	$1,794	$1,748	-2.6%
Parkville	Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	$1,212	$1,280	$1,359	$1,373	$1,505	+24.2%
Temple Hills	Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	$1,446	$1,559	$1,553	+7.4%
Oxon Hill	Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV	—	—	—	—	$1,614	$1,595	$1,641	$1,787	$1,901	$1,945	$2,056	$2,025	+25.5%
Berlin	Salisbury, MD-DE	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	$2,619	+0.0%
Lochearn	Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	$1,195	$1,213	$1,288	$1,369	+14.6%
Takoma Park	Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	$1,356	$1,445	$1,499	$1,544	$1,559	+15.0%
Greater Landover	Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	$1,545	$1,587	$1,591	$1,696	$1,694	+9.6%
Chevy Chase	Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV	—	—	—	—	—	$2,104	$1,907	$2,260	$2,252	$2,378	$2,524	$2,523	+19.9%
North Potomac	Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	$3,165	+0.0%
Greenbelt	Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV	—	—	—	—	—	—	$1,897	$1,974	$2,156	$2,129	$2,245	$2,239	+18.0%
Aberdeen	Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	$1,464	$1,586	$1,634	$1,693	$1,750	+19.5%
Crofton	Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	$2,111	$2,236	$2,311	$2,321	+9.9%
Cockeysville	Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	$1,683	$1,732	$1,762	+4.7%
Arnold	Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	$2,418	+0.0%
Easton	Easton, MD	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	$2,400	+0.0%
Carney	Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	$1,302	$1,333	$1,360	$1,494	+14.7%
Olney	Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	$2,909	+0.0%
Lexington Park	California-Lexington Park, MD	—	—	—	—	—	$1,252	$1,318	$1,449	$1,438	$1,554	$1,673	$1,707	+36.3%
Derwood	Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	$2,692	+0.0%
Edgewood	Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	$1,295	$1,391	$1,435	$1,522	$1,573	+21.5%
La Plata	Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	$2,567	+0.0%
Jessup	Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	$2,604	$2,743	+5.3%
Hanover	Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD	—	—	—	—	$1,819	$1,879	$1,902	$2,110	$2,139	$2,206	$2,282	$2,345	+28.9%
Havre de Grace	Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	$1,704	$1,787	+4.9%
Kensington	Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	$2,733	+0.0%
North East	Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	$1,662	$1,689	$1,764	$1,782	+7.2%
Leonardtown	California-Lexington Park, MD	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	$1,800	+0.0%
Gambrills	Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	$2,346	$2,288	$2,520	+7.4%
Brandywine	Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	$2,640	+0.0%
East Riverdale	Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	$1,750	+0.0%
Rossville	Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	$1,545	$1,583	$1,576	$1,669	$1,676	+8.5%
New Market	Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	$2,432	$2,488	+2.3%
Middletown	Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	$1,723	+0.0%
California	California-Lexington Park, MD	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	$2,444	+0.0%
New Carrollton	Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	$1,551	$1,603	$1,643	$1,691	+9.0%
Brooklyn Park	Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	$1,752	+0.0%
Coral Hills	Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	$1,683	+0.0%
Capitol Heights	Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	$1,781	$1,885	$1,940	$2,024	+13.6%
Stevensville	Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	$2,600	+0.0%
Lake Arbor	Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV	—	—	—	—	—	$1,705	$1,763	$1,883	$1,952	$2,169	$2,167	$2,234	+31.0%
Bladensburg	Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	$1,423	+0.0%
Ijamsville	Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	$2,140	+0.0%
Riverdale	Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	$2,761	$2,547	-7.8%
Garrison	Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	$1,753	$1,899	$1,981	+13.0%
Great Mills	California-Lexington Park, MD	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	$2,054	+0.0%
Robinwood	Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	$1,657	+0.0%
Belcamp	Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	$1,664	+0.0%
Fruitland	Salisbury, MD-DE	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	$1,263	+0.0%
Ocean City	Salisbury, MD-DE	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	$1,825	+0.0%
Brentwood	Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	$2,235	+0.0%
Annapolis Junction	Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	$2,464	$2,524	+2.4%

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