Rents are right about where Rockville'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 $2,416 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 →
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Last updated: August 17, 2026
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Who lives here
Rockville, MD is roughly split between renters and owners, has a median income above the national average, 65.6% of residents hold a bachelor's degree or higher.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
How Rockville, MD has changed in 5 years
Five years ago, renters in Rockville, MD paid around $1,882 a month. That figure now sits near $2,416, up 28.4% from the 2021 baseline. Median household income climbed from $116,031 to $128,649 between 2021 and 2024, a 10.9% shift. Because rent grew faster than wages over the same span, the affordability picture has tightened relative to 2021. The renter share has risen from 44.8% to 47.4%, with owner-occupied housing accounting for the remainder. Taken together, the five-year picture in Rockville, MD reflects how housing costs and the people paying them have evolved through a stretch that included a pandemic, a hot rental market, and a recent cooling phase.
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Last updated: August 17, 2026
The median rent in Rockville is $2,416/mo as of August 2026. A studio apartment averages $2,297/mo while a 2-bedroom runs $2,640/mo. One-bedroom apartments average $2,343/mo and 3-bedroom units go for $3,303/mo.
At 23% of local median household income ($128,649/yr), Rockville ranks as affordable compared to the national benchmark of 30%. Rents have increased 5.2% over the past year.
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At $2,416/mo, rent takes ~23% of Rockville's median household income ($128,649/yr). The standard benchmark is 30%.
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