Rents are right about where New Carrollton's 10-year trend predicts.
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 $1,714 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
Rent in New Carrollton is 0.1% below its high of $1,716 in June 2026, at $1,714 as of September 2026.
Rent in New Carrollton changed +5.8% 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 ($81,509) is $2,038 a month. That covers HUD's Fair Market Rent for up to a 4-bedroom ($1,919).
Bladensburg, 3 miles away, rents for 12% less ($1,501/mo), about $2,600 a year in savings.
From Zillow's monthly rent index (ZORI) for New Carrollton. 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
New Carrollton, MD is roughly split between renters and owners, 24.2% of residents hold a bachelor's degree or higher.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
How New Carrollton, MD has changed in 5 years
The median rent in New Carrollton, MD stood at $1,328 in 2022 and currently runs about $1,714, reflecting a 29.1% increase over the period. On the earnings side, the typical household in New Carrollton, MD now reports about $81,509, up from $73,629 in 2021. That spread, with rent up faster than earnings, points to a tougher affordability environment than five years ago. Renters now make up 45.9% of households, compared with 50.9% five years ago. College-educated residents now make up 24.2% of adults here, versus 27.7% in 2021. For context, the 2022 to 2026 window covers an unusually volatile run for US rents nationally, and New Carrollton, MD reflects that arc in its own way.
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Last updated: October 17, 2026
The median rent in New Carrollton is $1,714/mo as of October 2026. A studio apartment averages $1,446/mo while a 2-bedroom runs $1,789/mo. One-bedroom apartments average $1,456/mo and 3-bedroom units go for $2,007/mo.
At 25% of local median household income ($81,509/yr), New Carrollton ranks as affordable compared to the national benchmark of 30%. Rents have increased 5.8% over the past year.
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