Best rental value cities in Maryland

Name: Best Rental Value Cities in Maryland by Rent Reality Score
Creator: RentDataNow

Cities in Maryland renting furthest below their own 10-year trend, ranked by Rent Reality Score. Updated monthly.

Key findings

Dundalk ranks first, with a Rent Reality Score of 65.
Across all 47 cities on this list, the median rent is $1,904/mo.

Data as of September 2026. RentDataNow's Rent Reality Score compares each city's current rent with its own 10-year trend. High-confidence trends only. Updated monthly. Download this list (CSV)

Best value (RRS)Overheated (RRS)Most affordable Most expensive Rent falling Rent rising Best rent/income Most rent-burdened Record-high rent Seasonal swings Rent vs. income

47 cities

Rank	City	Score	Median rent	Vs. trend	1-yr change
01	DundalkMD Pop. 66KCompare →	65	$1,460/mo	-7.7%	+2.2%
02	HyattsvilleMD Pop. 21KCompare →	64	$1,936/mo	-7.0%	-0.3%
03	Takoma ParkMD Pop. 18KCompare →	64	$1,607/mo	-7.2%	-1.2%
04	Owings MillsMD Pop. 37KCompare →	61	$1,904/mo	-5.7%	+3.4%
05	College ParkMD Pop. 35KCompare →	61	$2,125/mo	-5.3%	+0.8%
06	Middle RiverMD Pop. 32KCompare →	61	$1,708/mo	-5.7%	-0.8%
07	Oxon HillMD Pop. 18KCompare →	61	$1,839/mo	-5.5%	+3.7%
08	SevernMD Pop. 58KCompare →	60	$2,236/mo	-5.1%	-0.8%
09	Glen BurnieMD Pop. 73KCompare →	59	$1,729/mo	-4.7%	+2.6%
10	HagerstownMD Pop. 44KCompare →	59	$1,377/mo	-4.3%	+2.4%
11	Silver SpringMD Pop. 81KCompare →	58	$1,969/mo	-4.1%	-0.1%
12	GaithersburgMD Pop. 70KCompare →	58	$2,196/mo	-4.0%	+0.9%
13	TowsonMD Pop. 59KCompare →	58	$1,871/mo	-4.0%	+2.1%
14	BowieMD Pop. 58KCompare →	58	$2,501/mo	-3.8%	+0.3%
15	CroftonMD Pop. 30KCompare →	58	$2,439/mo	-4.0%	+1.2%
16	ElktonMD Pop. 16KCompare →	58	$1,904/mo	-4.1%	-1.1%
17	FrederickMD Pop. 83KCompare →	57	$2,155/mo	-3.4%	+2.9%
18	CatonsvilleMD Pop. 43KCompare →	57	$1,741/mo	-3.4%	+2.8%
19	PasadenaMD Pop. 34KCompare →	57	$2,543/mo	-3.5%	+5.2%
20	LaurelMD Pop. 30KCompare →	57	$1,938/mo	-3.5%	+2.9%
21	ElkridgeMD Pop. 26KCompare →	57	$2,379/mo	-3.5%	+5.5%
22	GreenbeltMD Pop. 25KCompare →	57	$2,098/mo	-3.7%	+3.5%
23	WestminsterMD Pop. 20KCompare →	57	$1,705/mo	-3.7%	+2.8%
24	GermantownMD Pop. 91KCompare →	56	$2,026/mo	-2.8%	+2.7%
25	PotomacMD Pop. 46KCompare →	56	$4,426/mo	-2.9%	+3.7%
26	SalisburyMD Pop. 33KCompare →	56	$1,621/mo	-3.1%	+1.3%
27	Fort WashingtonMD Pop. 25KCompare →	56	$1,722/mo	-3.0%	-1.0%
28	CockeysvilleMD Pop. 24KCompare →	56	$1,884/mo	-2.8%	+1.6%
29	AnnapolisMD Pop. 41KCompare →	55	$2,344/mo	-2.5%	+3.7%
30	AberdeenMD Pop. 17KCompare →	55	$1,918/mo	-2.4%	+3.7%
31	ColumbiaMD Pop. 104KCompare →	53	$2,278/mo	-1.3%	+4.0%
32	BethesdaMD Pop. 69KCompare →	53	$2,971/mo	-1.4%	+0.8%
33	RandallstownMD Pop. 36KCompare →	53	$1,483/mo	-1.5%	+0.4%
34	LochearnMD Pop. 27KCompare →	53	$1,470/mo	-1.3%	+5.2%
35	RockvilleMD Pop. 68KCompare →	52	$2,372/mo	-1.2%	+0.8%
36	EssexMD Pop. 41KCompare →	52	$1,685/mo	-1.0%	+2.3%
37	ChillumMD Pop. 35KCompare →	52	$1,779/mo	-0.9%	+5.1%
38	EdgewoodMD Pop. 25KCompare →	52	$1,750/mo	-1.1%	+5.8%
39	Ellicott CityMD Pop. 75KCompare →	51	$2,596/mo	-0.6%	+3.0%
40	OdentonMD Pop. 45KCompare →	51	$2,481/mo	-0.6%	+5.0%
41	Montgomery VillageMD Pop. 34KCompare →	51	$2,372/mo	-0.7%	+5.8%
42	WaldorfMD Pop. 83KCompare →	50	$2,345/mo	-0.1%	+6.2%
43	RossvilleMD Pop. 16KCompare →	49	$1,778/mo	+0.6%	+4.6%
44	BaltimoreMD Pop. 573KCompare →	47	$1,762/mo	+1.3%	+3.6%
45	CarneyMD Pop. 28KCompare →	44	$1,497/mo	+3.1%	+1.9%
46	ReisterstownMD Pop. 26KCompare →	44	$1,473/mo	+3.0%	+3.1%
47	ParkvilleMD Pop. 31KCompare →	43	$1,675/mo	+3.3%	+7.4%