Rents are right about where Odenton'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 $2,481 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 Odenton usually run 0.6% below trend in December and 0.6% above it in July, about $30 a month apart at today's median. Based on 11 years of data.
Rent in Odenton is at its highest level since Zillow's records here began in January 2015.
Rent in Odenton changed +5.0% 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 Odenton rose 28.4% while median household income rose 29% ($99,601 to $128,441). Income kept ahead of rent.
Rent in Odenton is 34.8% higher than in March 2020. Across the US, rent is up 37.3% over the same stretch.
Rent has risen 13 months in a row, and rose in 12 of the last 12 months.
30% of the median household income ($128,441) is $3,211 a month. That covers HUD's Fair Market Rent for up to a 2-bedroom ($2,730); a 3-bedroom is $3,510.
Jessup, 6 miles away, rents for 12% less ($2,173/mo), about $3,700 a year in savings.
From Zillow's monthly rent index (ZORI) for Odenton. 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
Odenton, MD is majority owner-occupied, has a median income above the national average, 53.1% of residents hold a bachelor's degree or higher.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
How Odenton, MD has changed in 5 years
Compared with 2021, rent in Odenton, MD has increased by $541 per month, settling near $2,481 after starting the period at $1,940. Census figures show median household income at $128,441 today, compared with $104,891 five years earlier. Rent outpaced income growth by roughly 5.4 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 43,488 to 45,002 between 2021 and 2024, a 3.5% change. Educational attainment has shifted as well, with the share of adults holding a bachelor's degree or higher climbed from 49.7% to 53.1%. The combined trend lines point to a market that has changed measurably from where it stood in early 2021.
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Last updated: October 17, 2026
The median rent in Odenton is $2,481/mo as of October 2026. A studio apartment averages $1,960/mo while a 2-bedroom runs $2,730/mo. One-bedroom apartments average $2,230/mo and 3-bedroom units go for $3,510/mo.
At 23% of local median household income ($128,441/yr), Odenton ranks as affordable compared to the national benchmark of 30%. Rents have increased 5.0% over the past year.
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