Rents are 5% below what Abingdon's 10-year trend predicts — a better deal than its own history suggests.
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These are HUD Fair Market Rents, the payment standard for a Housing Choice Voucher (Section 8). They often differ from the $1,893 market median above, and that is expected: FMR is the 40th percentile of standard-quality units and counts gross rent, so it includes essential utilities such as electricity, water, gas, sewer, and trash. The market median is asking rent, which usually excludes utilities. HUD sets FMR once a year; market rent here updates monthly.
Source: HUD Small Area Fair Market Rents. Read the methodology →
12-month history
Last updated: October 17, 2026
What the numbers show
December. Asking rents in Abingdon usually run 1.6% below trend in December and 1.2% above it in August, about $53 a month apart at today's median. Based on 5 years of data.
Rent in Abingdon is 2.6% below its high of $1,944 in April 2026, at $1,893 as of September 2026.
Rent in Abingdon changed +0.4% over the year to September 2026. Across the 81 Maryland cities Zillow tracks, the typical change was +2.4%.
Rent rose in 7 of the last 12 months.
30% of the median household income ($136,833) is $3,421 a month. That covers HUD's Fair Market Rent for up to a 4-bedroom ($2,900).
Carney, 13 miles away, rents for 21% less ($1,497/mo), about $4,800 a year in savings.
From Zillow's monthly rent index (ZORI) for Abingdon. The seasonal pattern compares Zillow’s seasonally adjusted and unadjusted series. Income is the Census median household income (5-year estimates). Fair Market Rents are HUD’s, which include utilities.
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Who lives here
Abingdon, MD is majority owner-occupied, has a median income above the national average, 41% of residents hold a bachelor's degree or higher.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
How Abingdon, MD has changed in 5 years
Rent in Abingdon, MD has increased 27.8% since 2021, going from about $1,481 per month to roughly $1,893 today. Local incomes tracked alongside that move, going from a median of $134,132 in 2021 to $136,833 more recently. Rent outpaced income growth by roughly 25.8 percentage points, which means renters are spending a larger slice of each paycheck on housing than they did in 2021. Headcount in the area went from 5,320 to 5,019 between 2021 and 2024, a 5.7% change. About 9.4% of households rent today, against 5.9% in 2021. These shifts give renters and would-be renters a longer baseline for sizing up today's listings against the Abingdon, MD market of 2021.
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Last updated: October 17, 2026
The median rent in Abingdon is $1,893/mo as of October 2026. A studio apartment averages $1,450/mo while a 2-bedroom runs $2,020/mo. One-bedroom apartments average $1,650/mo and 3-bedroom units go for $2,600/mo.
At 17% of local median household income ($136,833/yr), Abingdon ranks as affordable compared to the national benchmark of 30%. Rents have increased 0.4% over the past year.
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