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$1,032/mo12.1%very comfortable
Hagerstown, MD$1,402/mo16.5%very comfortable
Lochearn, MD$1,418/mo16.7%very comfortable
Carney, MD$1,466/mo17.2%very comfortable
Reisterstown, MD$1,474/mo17.3%very comfortable
Essex, MD$1,477/mo17.4%very comfortable
Randallstown, MD$1,478/mo17.4%very comfortable
Bladensburg, MD$1,492/mo17.5%very comfortable
Windsor Mill, MD$1,527/mo18%very comfortable
Dundalk, MD$1,581/mo18.6%very comfortable
Salisbury, MD$1,588/mo18.7%very comfortable
Middle River, MD$1,593/mo18.7%very comfortable
Temple Hills, MD$1,587/mo18.7%very comfortable
Parkville, MD$1,599/mo18.8%very comfortable
Beltsville, MD$1,602/mo18.8%very comfortable
Takoma Park, MD$1,597/mo18.8%very comfortable
Robinwood, MD$1,598/mo18.8%very comfortable
Fruitland, MD$1,595/mo18.8%very comfortable
Glen Burnie, MD$1,658/mo19.5%very comfortable
Chillum, MD$1,657/mo19.5%very comfortable
Brooklyn Park, MD$1,656/mo19.5%very comfortable
District Heights, MD$1,658/mo19.5%very comfortable
Fort Washington, MD$1,695/mo19.9%very comfortable
Westminster, MD$1,689/mo19.9%very comfortable
East Riverdale, MD$1,690/mo19.9%very comfortable
Halethorpe, MD$1,702/mo20%affordable
Catonsville, MD$1,705/mo20.1%affordable
Rossville, MD$1,720/mo20.2%affordable
Lexington Park, MD$1,722/mo20.3%affordable
New Carrollton, MD$1,746/mo20.5%affordable
Greater Landover, MD$1,739/mo20.5%affordable
Nottingham, MD$1,741/mo20.5%affordable
Coral Hills, MD$1,755/mo20.6%affordable
Baltimore, MD$1,806/mo21.2%affordable
Havre de Grace, MD$1,818/mo21.4%affordable
Edgewood, MD$1,832/mo21.5%affordable
North East, MD$1,829/mo21.5%affordable
Cockeysville, MD$1,854/mo21.8%affordable
Oxon Hill, MD$1,879/mo22.1%affordable
Belcamp, MD$1,876/mo22.1%affordable
Owings Mills, MD$1,893/mo22.3%affordable
Garrison, MD$1,898/mo22.3%affordable
Laurel, MD$1,906/mo22.4%affordable
Towson, MD$1,915/mo22.5%affordable
Elkton, MD$1,918/mo22.6%affordable
Ocean City, MD$1,925/mo22.6%affordable
Middletown, MD$1,922/mo22.6%affordable
Aberdeen, MD$1,933/mo22.7%affordable
Lanham Seabrook, MD$1,941/mo22.8%affordable
Silver Spring, MD$1,962/mo23.1%affordable
Abingdon, MD$1,982/mo23.3%affordable
Bel Air, MD$1,991/mo23.4%affordable
Hyattsville, MD$2,004/mo23.6%affordable
College Park, MD$2,016/mo23.7%affordable
Capitol Heights, MD$2,013/mo23.7%affordable
Greenbelt, MD$2,026/mo23.8%affordable
Germantown, MD$2,104/mo24.7%affordable
Easton, MD$2,112/mo24.8%affordable
Lake Arbor, MD$2,145/mo25.2%affordable
Great Mills, MD$2,168/mo25.5%affordable
Gaithersburg, MD$2,184/mo25.7%affordable
Sykesville, MD$2,184/mo25.7%affordable
Frederick, MD$2,196/mo25.8%affordable
Lutherville Timonium, MD$2,191/mo25.8%affordable
Leonardtown, MD$2,213/mo26%affordable
Berlin, MD$2,224/mo26.2%affordable
Columbia, MD$2,276/mo26.8%affordable
Jessup, MD$2,290/mo26.9%affordable
Waldorf, MD$2,322/mo27.3%affordable
Severn, MD$2,363/mo27.8%affordable
Annapolis Junction, MD$2,372/mo27.9%affordable
Montgomery Village, MD$2,380/mo28%affordable
Upper Marlboro, MD$2,384/mo28%affordable
Annapolis, MD$2,386/mo28.1%affordable
Rockville, MD$2,416/mo28.4%affordable
La Plata, MD$2,412/mo28.4%affordable
California, MD$2,433/mo28.6%affordable
Elkridge, MD$2,448/mo28.8%affordable
Brentwood, MD$2,454/mo28.9%affordable
Ijamsville, MD$2,456/mo28.9%affordable
Bowie, MD$2,487/mo29.2%affordable
Pasadena, MD$2,486/mo29.2%affordable
Odenton, MD$2,512/mo29.5%affordable
Crofton, MD$2,507/mo29.5%affordable
Riverdale, MD$2,526/mo29.7%affordable
Stevensville, MD$2,600/mo30.6%stretched
Ellicott City, MD$2,623/mo30.8%stretched
Chevy Chase, MD$2,699/mo31.7%stretched
New Market, MD$2,716/mo31.9%stretched
Hanover, MD$2,744/mo32.3%stretched
Derwood, MD$2,808/mo33%stretched
Olney, MD$2,812/mo33.1%stretched
Arnold, MD$2,813/mo33.1%stretched
Gambrills, MD$2,822/mo33.2%stretched
Brandywine, MD$2,958/mo34.8%stretched
Clinton, MD$3,042/mo35.8%stretched
North Potomac, MD$3,061/mo36%stretched
Bethesda, MD$3,089/mo36.3%stretched
Kensington, MD$3,513/mo41.3%rent-burdened
Potomac, MD$4,746/mo55.8%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).