Rent Affordability for A Registered Nurse in Maryland

A typical registered nurse in Maryland earns about $102,038 a year, which supports approximately $2,551 a month in rent under the 30% rule. Below, every tracked Maryland city is ranked by how local rent compares against that affordability ceiling.

As of May 2026. 85 of 100 cities tracked stay within the 30% rule; 15 are rent-burdened on this salary.

CityMedian rent% of incomeAffordability
Cumberland, MD$1,056/mo12.4%very comfortable
Essex, MD$1,352/mo15.9%very comfortable
Lochearn, MD$1,411/mo16.6%very comfortable
Hagerstown, MD$1,442/mo17%very comfortable
Randallstown, MD$1,481/mo17.4%very comfortable
Carney, MD$1,478/mo17.4%very comfortable
Bladensburg, MD$1,482/mo17.4%very comfortable
Reisterstown, MD$1,490/mo17.5%very comfortable
Robinwood, MD$1,517/mo17.8%very comfortable
Windsor Mill, MD$1,545/mo18.2%very comfortable
District Heights, MD$1,563/mo18.4%very comfortable
Temple Hills, MD$1,574/mo18.5%very comfortable
Fruitland, MD$1,595/mo18.8%very comfortable
Dundalk, MD$1,614/mo19%very comfortable
Parkville, MD$1,624/mo19.1%very comfortable
Takoma Park, MD$1,623/mo19.1%very comfortable
Middle River, MD$1,632/mo19.2%very comfortable
Coral Hills, MD$1,629/mo19.2%very comfortable
Chillum, MD$1,644/mo19.3%very comfortable
Salisbury, MD$1,641/mo19.3%very comfortable
Beltsville, MD$1,641/mo19.3%very comfortable
Westminster, MD$1,665/mo19.6%very comfortable
Catonsville, MD$1,692/mo19.9%very comfortable
East Riverdale, MD$1,690/mo19.9%very comfortable
Brooklyn Park, MD$1,700/mo20%very comfortable
Halethorpe, MD$1,704/mo20%affordable
Glen Burnie, MD$1,708/mo20.1%affordable
Rossville, MD$1,721/mo20.2%affordable
Fort Washington, MD$1,727/mo20.3%affordable
Lexington Park, MD$1,728/mo20.3%affordable
New Carrollton, MD$1,757/mo20.7%affordable
Greater Landover, MD$1,758/mo20.7%affordable
Edgewood, MD$1,772/mo20.8%affordable
Nottingham, MD$1,782/mo21%affordable
Belcamp, MD$1,790/mo21.1%affordable
Baltimore, MD$1,799/mo21.2%affordable
Havre de Grace, MD$1,818/mo21.4%affordable
North East, MD$1,837/mo21.6%affordable
Owings Mills, MD$1,871/mo22%affordable
Laurel, MD$1,882/mo22.1%affordable
Cockeysville, MD$1,880/mo22.1%affordable
Oxon Hill, MD$1,881/mo22.1%affordable
Garrison, MD$1,882/mo22.1%affordable
Elkton, MD$1,903/mo22.4%affordable
Towson, MD$1,932/mo22.7%affordable
Aberdeen, MD$1,932/mo22.7%affordable
Lanham Seabrook, MD$1,940/mo22.8%affordable
Silver Spring, MD$1,966/mo23.1%affordable
Bel Air, MD$1,999/mo23.5%affordable
Middletown, MD$2,041/mo24%affordable
Greenbelt, MD$2,083/mo24.5%affordable
Hyattsville, MD$2,080/mo24.5%affordable
Capitol Heights, MD$2,086/mo24.5%affordable
Abingdon, MD$2,096/mo24.6%affordable
Lake Arbor, MD$2,111/mo24.8%affordable
College Park, MD$2,125/mo25%affordable
Germantown, MD$2,137/mo25.1%affordable
Great Mills, MD$2,165/mo25.5%affordable
Gaithersburg, MD$2,187/mo25.7%affordable
Frederick, MD$2,205/mo25.9%affordable
Easton, MD$2,201/mo25.9%affordable
Lutherville Timonium, MD$2,240/mo26.3%affordable
Waldorf, MD$2,249/mo26.4%affordable
Leonardtown, MD$2,263/mo26.6%affordable
Sykesville, MD$2,277/mo26.8%affordable
Jessup, MD$2,290/mo26.9%affordable
Columbia, MD$2,304/mo27.1%affordable
Severn, MD$2,316/mo27.2%affordable
Upper Marlboro, MD$2,338/mo27.5%affordable
California, MD$2,346/mo27.6%affordable
Ocean City, MD$2,350/mo27.6%affordable
Annapolis, MD$2,398/mo28.2%affordable
Montgomery Village, MD$2,410/mo28.3%affordable
Bowie, MD$2,412/mo28.4%affordable
Ijamsville, MD$2,417/mo28.4%affordable
Rockville, MD$2,426/mo28.5%affordable
Elkridge, MD$2,432/mo28.6%affordable
La Plata, MD$2,436/mo28.6%affordable
Annapolis Junction, MD$2,444/mo28.7%affordable
Brentwood, MD$2,454/mo28.9%affordable
Crofton, MD$2,512/mo29.5%affordable
Odenton, MD$2,529/mo29.7%affordable
Riverdale, MD$2,526/mo29.7%affordable
Pasadena, MD$2,535/mo29.8%affordable
New Market, MD$2,544/mo29.9%affordable
Ellicott City, MD$2,552/mo30%stretched
Berlin, MD$2,551/mo30%stretched
Stevensville, MD$2,600/mo30.6%stretched
Hanover, MD$2,667/mo31.4%stretched
Arnold, MD$2,677/mo31.5%stretched
Gambrills, MD$2,708/mo31.8%stretched
Derwood, MD$2,763/mo32.5%stretched
Chevy Chase, MD$2,788/mo32.8%stretched
Olney, MD$2,803/mo33%stretched
Brandywine, MD$2,817/mo33.1%stretched
Bethesda, MD$2,971/mo34.9%stretched
Clinton, MD$3,042/mo35.8%stretched
North Potomac, MD$3,094/mo36.4%stretched
Kensington, MD$3,382/mo39.8%stretched
Potomac, MD$4,338/mo51%severely rent-burdened
Methodology: Salary is the BLS-derived state estimate for Maryland. Rent is the latest ZORI monthly value for each city. Affordability uses the 30% rule (rent ≤ 30% of gross income).