Rents are 5% below what Glen Burnie's 10-year trend predicts — a better deal than its own history suggests.
Rent by unit size
These are HUD Fair Market Rents, the payment standard for a Housing Choice Voucher (Section 8). They often differ from the $1,729 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
January. Asking rents in Glen Burnie usually run 0.6% below trend in January and 0.7% above it in September, about $22 a month apart at today's median. Based on 11 years of data.
Rent in Glen Burnie is at its highest level since Zillow's records here began in August 2015.
Rent in Glen Burnie changed +2.6% over the year to September 2026. Across the 81 Maryland cities Zillow tracks, the typical change was +2.4%.
From 2019 to 2024, rent in Glen Burnie rose 29.1% while median household income rose 24.7% ($70,769 to $88,280). Rent outpaced income.
Rent in Glen Burnie is 35% higher than in March 2020. Across the US, rent is up 37.3% over the same stretch.
Rent has risen 2 months in a row, and rose in 9 of the last 12 months.
30% of the median household income ($88,280) is $2,207 a month. That covers HUD's Fair Market Rent for up to a 2-bedroom ($2,075); a 3-bedroom is $2,670.
Halethorpe, 7 miles away, rents for 14% less ($1,487/mo), about $2,900 a year in savings.
From Zillow's monthly rent index (ZORI) for Glen Burnie. 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
Glen Burnie, MD is majority owner-occupied, 27.4% of residents hold a bachelor's degree or higher.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
How Glen Burnie, MD has changed in 5 years
Compared with 2021, rent in Glen Burnie, MD has increased by $332 per month, settling near $1,729 after starting the period at $1,397. On the earnings side, the typical household in Glen Burnie, MD now reports about $88,280, up from $80,458 in 2021. Rent outpaced income growth by roughly 14.1 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 69,739 to 72,590 between 2021 and 2024, a 4.1% change. For context, the 2021 to 2026 window covers an unusually volatile run for US rents nationally, and Glen Burnie, MD reflects that arc in its own way.
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Glen Burnie rent by bedroom count
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Last updated: October 17, 2026
The median rent in Glen Burnie is $1,729/mo as of October 2026. A studio apartment averages $1,485/mo while a 2-bedroom runs $2,075/mo. One-bedroom apartments average $1,695/mo and 3-bedroom units go for $2,670/mo.
At 24% of local median household income ($88,280/yr), Glen Burnie ranks as affordable compared to the national benchmark of 30%. Rents have increased 2.6% over the past year.
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