Rents are 8% below what Lexington Park'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 $1,784 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 Lexington Park usually run 1.4% below trend in January and 1.7% above it in August, about $55 a month apart at today's median. Based on 7 years of data.
Rent in Lexington Park is 1.1% below its high of $1,803 in August 2025, at $1,784 as of September 2026.
Rent in Lexington Park changed -0.6% over the year to September 2026. Across the 81 Maryland cities Zillow tracks, the typical change was +2.4%.
Rent in Lexington Park is 36.7% 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 4 of the last 12 months.
30% of the median household income ($94,799) is $2,370 a month. That covers HUD's Fair Market Rent for up to a 3-bedroom ($2,230); a 4-bedroom is $2,750.
From Zillow's monthly rent index (ZORI) for Lexington Park. 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
Lexington Park, MD is roughly split between renters and owners, skews toward younger working-age adults, has a median income above the national average, 39.1% of residents hold a bachelor's degree or higher.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
How Lexington Park, MD has changed in 5 years
The median rent in Lexington Park, MD stood at $1,414 in 2021 and currently runs about $1,784, reflecting a 26.2% increase over the period. On the earnings side, the typical household in Lexington Park, MD now reports about $94,799, up from $73,974 in 2021. The population has grown by 4.5% since 2021, moving from about 12,681 residents to roughly 13,252. Renters now make up 52.3% of households, compared with 56.6% five years ago. College-educated residents now make up 39.1% of adults here, versus 30.9% in 2021. For context, the 2021 to 2026 window covers an unusually volatile run for US rents nationally, and Lexington Park, MD reflects that arc in its own way.
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Last updated: October 17, 2026
The median rent in Lexington Park is $1,784/mo as of October 2026. A studio apartment averages $1,460/mo while a 2-bedroom runs $1,790/mo. One-bedroom apartments average $1,590/mo and 3-bedroom units go for $2,230/mo.
At 23% of local median household income ($94,799/yr), Lexington Park ranks as affordable compared to the national benchmark of 30%. Rents have decreased 0.6% over the past year.
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