Rents are 5% below what Severn's 10-year trend predicts — a better deal than its own history suggests.
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These are HUD Fair Market Rents, the payment standard for a Housing Choice Voucher (Section 8). They often differ from the $2,236 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
November. Asking rents in Severn usually run 0.6% below trend in November and 0.6% above it in July, about $27 a month apart at today's median. Based on 5 years of data.
Rent in Severn is 0.8% below its high of $2,253 in September 2025, at $2,236 as of September 2026.
Rent in Severn changed -0.8% over the year to September 2026. Across the 81 Maryland cities Zillow tracks, the typical change was +2.4%.
Rent rose in 6 of the last 12 months.
30% of the median household income ($134,423) is $3,361 a month. That covers HUD's Fair Market Rent for up to a 3-bedroom ($3,060); a 4-bedroom is $3,420.
Glen Burnie, 5 miles away, rents for 23% less ($1,729/mo), about $6,100 a year in savings.
From Zillow's monthly rent index (ZORI) for Severn. 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
Severn, MD is majority owner-occupied, has a median income above the national average, 46.1% of residents hold a bachelor's degree or higher.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
How Severn, MD has changed in 5 years
Compared with 2022, rent in Severn, MD has increased by $289 per month, settling near $2,236 after starting the period at $1,947. Census figures show median household income at $134,423 today, compared with $115,481 five years earlier. Headcount in the area went from 53,955 to 58,402 between 2021 and 2024, a 8.2% change. About 29% of households rent today, against 26.3% in 2021. Educational attainment has shifted as well, with the share of adults holding a bachelor's degree or higher climbed from 42.4% to 46.1%. The combined trend lines point to a market that has changed measurably from where it stood in early 2022.
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Last updated: October 17, 2026
The median rent in Severn is $2,236/mo as of October 2026. A studio apartment averages $1,700/mo while a 2-bedroom runs $2,380/mo. One-bedroom apartments average $1,940/mo and 3-bedroom units go for $3,060/mo.
At 20% of local median household income ($134,423/yr), Severn ranks as affordable compared to the national benchmark of 30%. Rents have decreased 0.8% over the past year.
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