Rents are 7% below what Hyattsville'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 $1,936 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 Hyattsville usually run 1% below trend in January and 1.1% above it in August, about $41 a month apart at today's median. Based on 8 years of data.
Rent in Hyattsville is 3.1% below its high of $1,997 in February 2024, at $1,936 as of September 2026.
Rent in Hyattsville changed -0.3% 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 Hyattsville rose 18.1% while median household income rose 12.5% ($81,736 to $91,941). Rent outpaced income.
Rent in Hyattsville is 9.3% higher than in March 2020. Across the US, rent is up 37.3% over the same stretch.
Rent rose in 5 of the last 12 months.
30% of the median household income ($91,941) is $2,299 a month. That covers HUD's Fair Market Rent for up to a 2-bedroom ($2,120); a 3-bedroom is $2,650.
Takoma Park, 2 miles away, rents for 17% less ($1,607/mo), about $3,900 a year in savings.
From Zillow's monthly rent index (ZORI) for Hyattsville. 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
Hyattsville, MD is roughly split between renters and owners, has a median income above the national average, 50.7% of residents hold a bachelor's degree or higher.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
How Hyattsville, MD has changed in 5 years
Since 2021, the typical rent in Hyattsville, MD has increased from $1,749 to $1,936, a 10.7% change over five years. On the earnings side, the typical household in Hyattsville, MD now reports about $91,941, up from $84,763 in 2021. College-educated residents now make up 50.7% of adults here, versus 40.5% in 2021. For context, the 2021 to 2026 window covers an unusually volatile run for US rents nationally, and Hyattsville, MD reflects that arc in its own way.
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Last updated: October 17, 2026
The median rent in Hyattsville is $1,936/mo as of October 2026. A studio apartment averages $1,840/mo while a 2-bedroom runs $2,120/mo. One-bedroom apartments average $1,880/mo and 3-bedroom units go for $2,650/mo.
At 25% of local median household income ($91,941/yr), Hyattsville ranks as affordable compared to the national benchmark of 30%. Rents have decreased 0.3% over the past year.
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