Rents are 7% below what Takoma Park's 10-year trend predicts — a better deal than its own history suggests.
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Bedroom figures are derived from HUD Fair Market Rents and scaled to match Takoma Park's market median, because the published HUD values all ran above it. They are gross rents that include essential utilities (electricity, water, gas, sewer, trash).
12-month history
Last updated: October 17, 2026
What the numbers show
January. Asking rents in Takoma Park usually run 0.9% below trend in January and 1.2% above it in August, about $34 a month apart at today's median. Based on 5 years of data.
Rent in Takoma Park is 2.9% below its high of $1,655 in July 2025, at $1,607 as of September 2026.
Rent in Takoma Park changed -1.2% over the year to September 2026. Across the 81 Maryland cities Zillow tracks, the typical change was +2.4%.
Rent has risen 2 months in a row, and rose in 6 of the last 12 months.
30% of the median household income ($108,136) is $2,703 a month. That covers HUD's Fair Market Rent for up to a 3-bedroom ($2,360); a 4-bedroom is $2,790.
From Zillow's monthly rent index (ZORI) for Takoma 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
Takoma Park, MD is roughly split between renters and owners, has a large share of families with children, has a median income above the national average, 61.7% of residents hold a bachelor's degree or higher.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
How Takoma Park, MD has changed in 5 years
Compared with 2021, rent in Takoma Park, MD has increased by $248 per month, settling near $1,607 after starting the period at $1,359. Median household income grew from $86,644 to $108,136 between 2021 and 2024, a 24.8% shift. Income growth outran rent by about 6.6 percentage points, easing the affordability math somewhat compared with 2021. About 45.8% of households rent today, against 49.8% in 2021. Educational attainment has shifted as well, with the share of adults holding a bachelor's degree or higher climbed from 58.7% to 61.7%. Taken together, the five-year picture in Takoma Park, 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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Takoma Park rent by bedroom count
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Last updated: October 17, 2026
The median rent in Takoma Park is $1,607/mo as of October 2026. A studio apartment averages $1,298/mo while a 2-bedroom runs $1,496/mo. One-bedroom apartments average $1,330/mo and 3-bedroom units go for $1,868/mo.
At 18% of local median household income ($108,136/yr), Takoma Park ranks as affordable compared to the national benchmark of 30%. Rents have decreased 1.2% over the past year.
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