Rent Trends / MD
Rent Trends in Maryland: 2015 to 2026
Yearly Zillow Observed Rent Index (ZORI) for 113 cities in Maryland. The average across tracked cities is $2,093/month in 2026, up from $1,523 in 2015 (+37.4%). That sits $131 above (+6.7% vs) the U.S. typical rent of $1,962.
Last updated: September 14, 2026
Source: Zillow Observed Rent Index (ZORI) · Jan snapshots for 2015–2025; 2026 column = June 2026 release · U.S. typical rent $1,962 (June 2026)
What the Maryland rent trend shows
This page follows market rents in Maryland from 2015 through mid-2026 using the same Zillow ZORI vintage for every city in the table. State figures below are simple averages of the tracked cities — useful for comparing places inside Maryland and stacking the state against the published U.S. typical rent ($1,962/month in June 2026, up from $1,357 in January 2019 on our national series).
Since 2023, the tracked-city average in Maryland has risen from about $1,801 to $2,093 (+16.2%). That is the post-spike path — not a full reset to mid-2010s rents. The latest year step (2025 → 2026) is +8.6% ($1,928 → $2,093).
Within the state, long-run winners and losers split by city. The largest percentage increase from the earliest reading to 2026 is Salisbury (+75.9%, $903 → $1,588). 16 of 113 tracked cities are higher than their 2015 (or earliest) level.
For the national rent story, see the Rent Index. Statewide maps live on Rent by State. Full city database: Rent by City.
City-level breakdown in Maryland
Lowest 2026 rents
- Cumberland — $1,032
- Emmitsburg — $1,188
- Hagerstown — $1,402
- Lochearn — $1,418
- Carney — $1,466
Highest 2026 rents
- Potomac — $4,746
- Severna Park — $3,863
- Kensington — $3,513
- Edgewater — $3,215
- Bethesda — $3,089 (+41.6% since 2015)
Full list with every year from 2015–2026 is in the sortable table below.
All Maryland cities — yearly rent table
| City | Metro | '15 | '16 | '17 | '18 | '19 | '20 | '21 | '22 | '23 | '24 | '25 | '26 | % Chg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Baltimore | $1,217 | $1,245 | $1,243 | $1,263 | $1,295 | $1,331 | $1,367 | $1,528 | $1,597 | $1,633 | $1,719 | $1,806 | +48.4% | |
| Silver Spring | $1,441 | $1,507 | $1,530 | $1,557 | $1,622 | $1,662 | $1,612 | $1,784 | $1,829 | $1,923 | $1,947 | $1,962 | +36.2% | |
| Frederick | $1,377 | $1,409 | $1,429 | $1,458 | $1,493 | $1,538 | $1,633 | $1,816 | $1,965 | $2,049 | $2,120 | $2,196 | +59.5% | |
| Laurel | $1,341 | $1,364 | $1,388 | $1,394 | $1,458 | $1,498 | $1,569 | $1,700 | $1,781 | $1,843 | $1,879 | $1,906 | +42.1% | |
| Rockville | $1,800 | $1,853 | $1,881 | $1,878 | $1,946 | $1,965 | $1,886 | $2,099 | $2,177 | $2,292 | $2,337 | $2,416 | +34.2% | |
| Gaithersburg | $1,525 | $1,548 | $1,538 | $1,582 | $1,603 | $1,666 | $1,717 | $1,871 | $1,984 | $2,086 | $2,100 | $2,184 | +43.2% | |
| Columbia | $1,570 | $1,595 | $1,586 | $1,617 | $1,688 | $1,712 | $1,766 | $1,977 | $2,012 | $2,111 | $2,154 | $2,276 | +45.0% | |
| Upper Marlboro | $1,582 | $1,618 | $1,654 | $1,691 | $1,736 | $1,780 | $1,894 | $2,069 | $2,169 | $2,221 | $2,286 | $2,384 | +50.7% | |
| Bowie | $1,518 | $1,567 | $1,597 | $1,649 | $1,690 | $1,756 | $1,841 | $2,016 | $2,134 | $2,287 | $2,336 | $2,487 | +63.8% | |
| Annapolis | $1,517 | $1,528 | $1,587 | $1,626 | $1,649 | $1,701 | $1,806 | $1,983 | $2,071 | $2,216 | $2,229 | $2,386 | +57.3% | |
| Glen Burnie | — | $1,126 | $1,143 | $1,180 | $1,212 | $1,239 | $1,345 | $1,483 | $1,532 | $1,551 | $1,644 | $1,658 | +47.2% | |
| Ellicott City | $1,841 | $1,839 | $1,810 | $1,877 | $1,908 | $1,969 | $2,012 | $2,216 | $2,305 | $2,406 | $2,514 | $2,623 | +42.5% | |
| Waldorf | $1,397 | $1,487 | $1,543 | $1,543 | $1,552 | $1,606 | $1,730 | $1,920 | $2,016 | $2,104 | $2,193 | $2,322 | +66.2% | |
| Germantown | $1,462 | $1,475 | $1,463 | $1,491 | $1,530 | $1,571 | $1,631 | $1,826 | $1,894 | $1,995 | $2,059 | $2,104 | +43.9% | |
| Bethesda | $2,182 | $2,274 | $2,308 | $2,394 | $2,433 | $2,479 | $2,389 | $2,648 | $2,764 | $2,871 | $2,984 | $3,089 | +41.6% | |
| Hagerstown | — | $798 | $798 | $820 | $837 | $863 | $937 | $1,100 | $1,236 | $1,244 | $1,311 | $1,402 | +75.7% | |
| Bel Air | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $1,603 | $1,729 | $1,830 | $1,868 | $1,991 | +24.2% | |
| Salisbury | $903 | $901 | $924 | $955 | $994 | $1,080 | $1,108 | $1,256 | $1,370 | $1,396 | $1,498 | $1,588 | +75.9% | |
| Dundalk | — | — | — | — | $1,081 | $1,137 | $1,211 | $1,308 | $1,445 | $1,444 | $1,553 | $1,581 | +46.3% | |
| Towson | — | — | — | $1,381 | $1,438 | $1,487 | $1,556 | $1,712 | $1,706 | $1,801 | $1,858 | $1,915 | +38.7% | |
| Pasadena | — | — | $1,560 | $1,580 | $1,619 | $1,667 | $1,800 | $2,011 | $1,997 | $2,177 | $2,296 | $2,486 | +59.4% | |
| Westminster | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $1,476 | $1,547 | $1,648 | $1,689 | +14.4% | |
| Owings Mills | — | — | $1,282 | $1,323 | $1,398 | $1,424 | $1,500 | $1,726 | $1,755 | $1,733 | $1,810 | $1,893 | +47.7% | |
| Catonsville | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $1,478 | $1,553 | $1,575 | $1,676 | $1,705 | +15.4% | |
| Fort Washington | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $1,502 | $1,493 | $1,587 | $1,637 | $1,695 | +12.8% | |
| Potomac | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $3,656 | $3,873 | $4,029 | $4,330 | $4,746 | +29.8% | |
| Elkton | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $1,786 | $1,868 | $1,918 | +7.4% | |
| Windsor Mill | — | — | — | — | — | — | $1,216 | $1,364 | $1,384 | $1,419 | $1,462 | $1,527 | +25.6% | |
| Cumberland | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $868 | $947 | $1,032 | +18.9% | |
| Essex | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $1,332 | $1,343 | $1,440 | $1,477 | +10.9% | |
| District Heights | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $1,479 | $1,574 | $1,508 | $1,608 | $1,658 | +12.1% | |
| Lanham Seabrook | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $1,943 | $1,941 | -0.1% | |
| Middle River | — | — | $1,105 | $1,151 | $1,191 | $1,191 | $1,269 | $1,434 | $1,455 | $1,500 | $1,601 | $1,593 | +44.2% | |
| Hyattsville | — | — | — | — | $1,693 | $1,819 | $1,800 | $1,843 | $1,883 | $2,004 | $1,966 | $2,004 | +18.4% | |
| Lutherville Timonium | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $2,021 | $2,191 | +8.4% | |
| Nottingham | — | — | — | — | — | — | $1,317 | $1,469 | $1,586 | $1,541 | $1,625 | $1,741 | +32.2% | |
| Odenton | $1,695 | $1,733 | $1,746 | $1,767 | $1,831 | $1,868 | $1,918 | $2,188 | $2,238 | $2,314 | $2,409 | $2,512 | +48.2% | |
| Elkridge | — | — | — | — | $1,773 | $1,787 | $1,857 | $2,051 | $2,089 | $2,179 | $2,273 | $2,448 | +38.1% | |
| Reisterstown | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $1,308 | $1,293 | $1,336 | $1,367 | $1,474 | +12.7% | |
| College Park | — | — | — | — | $1,591 | $1,661 | $1,665 | $1,791 | $1,908 | $1,934 | $1,971 | $2,016 | +26.7% | |
| Halethorpe | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $1,605 | $1,694 | $1,702 | +6.0% | |
| Sykesville | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $2,184 | +0.0% | |
| Severn | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $2,006 | $2,122 | $2,249 | $2,334 | $2,363 | +17.8% | |
| Abingdon | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $1,641 | $1,813 | $1,834 | $1,888 | $1,982 | +20.8% | |
| Montgomery Village | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $2,018 | $2,186 | $2,152 | $2,380 | +17.9% | |
| Randallstown | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $1,369 | $1,354 | $1,388 | $1,450 | $1,478 | +8.0% | |
| Chillum | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $1,437 | $1,536 | — | $1,608 | $1,657 | +15.3% | |
| Beltsville | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $1,697 | $1,602 | -5.6% | |
| Mount Airy | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $2,533 | +0.0% | |
| Parkville | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $1,271 | $1,344 | $1,414 | $1,441 | $1,599 | +25.8% | |
| Temple Hills | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $1,462 | $1,550 | $1,587 | +8.5% | |
| Oxon Hill | — | — | — | — | $1,455 | $1,435 | $1,478 | $1,601 | $1,711 | $1,752 | $1,837 | $1,879 | +29.1% | |
| Berlin | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $2,224 | +0.0% | |
| Severna Park | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $3,863 | +0.0% | |
| Lochearn | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $1,310 | $1,418 | +8.2% | |
| Takoma Park | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $1,391 | $1,478 | $1,527 | $1,574 | $1,597 | +14.8% | |
| Greater Landover | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $1,516 | $1,559 | $1,570 | $1,673 | $1,739 | +14.7% | |
| Chevy Chase | — | — | — | — | — | $2,211 | $2,022 | $2,389 | $2,390 | $2,540 | $2,710 | $2,699 | +22.1% | |
| North Potomac | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $3,061 | +0.0% | |
| Greenbelt | — | — | — | — | — | — | $1,692 | $1,760 | $1,909 | $1,892 | $1,997 | $2,026 | +19.7% | |
| Aberdeen | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $1,590 | $1,706 | $1,766 | $1,826 | $1,933 | +21.6% | |
| Crofton | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $2,188 | $2,308 | $2,385 | $2,507 | +14.6% | |
| Cockeysville | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $1,725 | $1,779 | $1,854 | +7.5% | |
| Arnold | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $2,813 | +0.0% | |
| Easton | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $2,112 | +0.0% | |
| Carney | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $1,289 | $1,322 | $1,344 | $1,466 | +13.7% | |
| Olney | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $2,812 | +0.0% | |
| Lexington Park | — | — | — | — | — | $1,236 | $1,306 | $1,433 | $1,423 | $1,535 | $1,647 | $1,722 | +39.3% | |
| Derwood | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $2,808 | +0.0% | |
| Edgewood | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $1,476 | $1,582 | $1,633 | $1,728 | $1,832 | +24.1% | |
| Clarksburg | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $2,919 | +0.0% | |
| Rosedale | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $2,226 | +0.0% | |
| Edgewater | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $3,215 | +0.0% | |
| La Plata | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $2,412 | +0.0% | |
| Jessup | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $2,155 | $2,290 | +6.3% | |
| Hanover | — | — | — | — | — | — | $2,153 | $2,374 | $2,407 | $2,497 | $2,574 | $2,744 | +27.5% | |
| Pikesville | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $2,017 | +0.0% | |
| Burtonsville | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $2,319 | +0.0% | |
| Joppa | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $1,702 | +0.0% | |
| Kensington | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $3,513 | +0.0% | |
| North East | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $1,655 | $1,677 | $1,762 | $1,829 | +10.5% | |
| Leonardtown | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $2,213 | +0.0% | |
| Gambrills | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $2,688 | $2,632 | $2,822 | +5.0% | |
| Brandywine | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $2,958 | +0.0% | |
| Perry Hall | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $1,710 | +0.0% | |
| East Riverdale | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $1,690 | +0.0% | |
| Rossville | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $1,507 | $1,554 | $1,545 | $1,641 | $1,720 | +14.1% | |
| New Market | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $2,595 | $2,716 | +4.7% | |
| Middletown | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $1,922 | +0.0% | |
| California | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $2,433 | +0.0% | |
| Adelphi | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $1,833 | +0.0% | |
| New Carrollton | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $1,397 | $1,522 | $1,543 | $1,746 | +25.0% | |
| Brooklyn Park | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $1,656 | +0.0% | |
| Suitland | — | — | — | — | $1,327 | $1,349 | $1,438 | $1,493 | $1,567 | $1,623 | $1,671 | $1,637 | +23.4% | |
| Indian Head | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $2,375 | +0.0% | |
| Coral Hills | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $1,755 | +0.0% | |
| Capitol Heights | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $1,764 | $1,880 | $1,905 | $2,013 | +14.1% | |
| Lake Arbor | — | — | — | — | — | $1,639 | $1,693 | $1,797 | $1,879 | $2,087 | $2,069 | $2,145 | +30.9% | |
| Bladensburg | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $1,492 | +0.0% | |
| Ijamsville | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $2,456 | +0.0% | |
| Mount Rainier | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $1,476 | +0.0% | |
| Linthicum Heights | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $1,842 | +0.0% | |
| Chesapeake Beach | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $2,799 | +0.0% | |
| Delmar | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $1,499 | +0.0% | |
| Garrison | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $1,716 | $1,841 | $1,898 | +10.6% | |
| Great Mills | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $2,168 | +0.0% | |
| Emmitsburg | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $1,188 | +0.0% | |
| Robinwood | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $1,598 | +0.0% | |
| Belcamp | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $1,876 | +0.0% | |
| Cheverly | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $1,768 | +0.0% | |
| Landover Hills | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $2,190 | +0.0% | |
| Ocean City | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $1,925 | +0.0% | |
| Annapolis Junction | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $2,278 | $2,372 | +4.1% |
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Frequently asked questions — Maryland rent
Is Maryland cheap to rent in 2026?
It depends which city you pick. The average across 113 tracked Maryland cities is about $2,093/month — $131 above (+6.7% vs) the U.S. typical rent of $1,962. Use the city table for local prices; the national typical rent is $1,962/month as of June 2026.
What city in Maryland has the cheapest rent?
Among cities in our ZORI sample, Cumberland is the lowest at about $1,032/month (2026). Other lower-rent cities include Emmitsburg ($1,188), Hagerstown ($1,402), Lochearn ($1,418).
What city in Maryland has the most expensive rent?
Potomac leads our sample at about $4,746/month in 2026, followed by Severna Park ($3,863) and Kensington ($3,513).
How much have rents in Maryland changed since 2015?
Across tracked cities, the average moved from about $1,523 in 2015 to $2,093 in 2026 (+37.4%). 16 of 113 cities are higher than their earliest reading in this series; the largest percentage jump is Salisbury (+75.9%).
Are rents in Maryland still rising year over year?
From 2025 to 2026, the average across tracked Maryland cities went from about $1,928 to $2,093 (+8.6%). Since 2023 ($1,801), that is +16.2%. Individual cities can diverge — sort by % Chg or compare the '25 and '26 columns.