Most affordable cities for renters in Maryland

Name: Most Affordable Cities to Rent in Maryland
Creator: RentDataNow

Cities in Maryland ranked by lowest median rent. Includes cities with 15,000+ residents. Updated monthly.

Key findings

Cumberland ranks first, with a median rent of $1,018/mo.
Across all 54 cities on this list, the median rent is $1,904/mo.
Middle River moved from #21 to #15 compared with a year ago.

Data as of September 2026. Median rent from RentDataNow's monthly city data (Zillow's rent index where Zillow covers the city). Rank a year ago compares the same cities' rent 12 months earlier. Updated monthly. Download this list (CSV)

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54 cities

Rank	City	Median rent	1-yr change	5-yr change	Rent/income	Vs. a year ago
01	CumberlandMD Pop. 19KCompare →	$1,018/mo	+5.4%	--	25.4%	same
02	HagerstownMD Pop. 44KCompare →	$1,377/mo	+2.4%	+31.6%	31.6%	same
03	DundalkMD Pop. 66KCompare →	$1,460/mo	+2.2%	+20.0%	27.2%	↑1 from #4
04	LochearnMD Pop. 27KCompare →	$1,470/mo	+5.2%	--	23.6%	↓1 from #3
05	ReisterstownMD Pop. 26KCompare →	$1,473/mo	+3.1%	--	20.7%	same
06	RandallstownMD Pop. 36KCompare →	$1,483/mo	+0.4%	--	20.8%	↑1 from #7
07	CarneyMD Pop. 28KCompare →	$1,497/mo	+1.9%	--	21.5%	↓1 from #6
08	Takoma ParkMD Pop. 18KCompare →	$1,607/mo	-1.2%	+17.7%	17.8%	↑2 from #10
09	SalisburyMD Pop. 33KCompare →	$1,621/mo	+1.3%	+30.2%	33.2%	same
10	BeltsvilleMD Pop. 19KCompare →	$1,673/mo	+1.9%	--	20.1%	↑1 from #11
11	ParkvilleMD Pop. 31KCompare →	$1,675/mo	+7.4%	+29.7%	25.4%	↓3 from #8
12	EssexMD Pop. 41KCompare →	$1,685/mo	+2.3%	--	30.1%	same
13	East RiverdaleMD Pop. 18KCompare →	$1,696/mo	+2.6%	--	24.9%	same
14	WestminsterMD Pop. 20KCompare →	$1,705/mo	+2.8%	--	23.7%	↑1 from #15
15	Middle RiverMD Pop. 32KCompare →	$1,708/mo	-0.8%	+13.7%	26.1%	↑6 from #21
16	Fort WashingtonMD Pop. 25KCompare →	$1,722/mo	-1.0%	--	14.4%	↑6 from #22
17	Glen BurnieMD Pop. 73KCompare →	$1,729/mo	+2.6%	+17.7%	23.5%	↓1 from #16
18	CatonsvilleMD Pop. 43KCompare →	$1,741/mo	+2.8%	+16.4%	18.3%	same
19	EdgewoodMD Pop. 25KCompare →	$1,750/mo	+5.8%	+29.1%	26.0%	↓5 from #14
20	BaltimoreMD Pop. 573KCompare →	$1,762/mo	+3.6%	+21.8%	34.0%	same
21	RossvilleMD Pop. 16KCompare →	$1,778/mo	+4.6%	+17.7%	23.7%	↓2 from #19
22	ChillumMD Pop. 35KCompare →	$1,779/mo	+5.1%	--	26.7%	↓5 from #17
23	Oxon HillMD Pop. 18KCompare →	$1,839/mo	+3.7%	+19.0%	23.7%	same
24	Brooklyn ParkMD Pop. 16KCompare →	$1,869/mo	0.0%	--	25.5%	--
25	TowsonMD Pop. 59KCompare →	$1,871/mo	+2.1%	+13.7%	22.2%	↓1 from #24
26	CockeysvilleMD Pop. 24KCompare →	$1,884/mo	+1.6%	--	29.1%	↑1 from #27
27	Owings MillsMD Pop. 37KCompare →	$1,904/mo	+3.4%	+10.8%	23.7%	↓2 from #25
28	ElktonMD Pop. 16KCompare →	$1,904/mo	-1.1%	--	39.0%	↑1 from #29
29	AberdeenMD Pop. 17KCompare →	$1,918/mo	+3.7%	--	30.8%	↓3 from #26
30	HyattsvilleMD Pop. 21KCompare →	$1,936/mo	-0.3%	+6.2%	25.3%	same
31	LaurelMD Pop. 30KCompare →	$1,938/mo	+2.9%	+16.4%	23.1%	↓3 from #28
32	Silver SpringMD Pop. 81KCompare →	$1,969/mo	-0.1%	+13.5%	23.7%	↓1 from #31
33	GermantownMD Pop. 91KCompare →	$2,026/mo	+2.7%	+20.8%	20.7%	↓1 from #32
34	GreenbeltMD Pop. 25KCompare →	$2,098/mo	+3.5%	+18.2%	29.3%	↓1 from #33
35	College ParkMD Pop. 35KCompare →	$2,125/mo	+0.8%	+13.2%	36.6%	↑1 from #36
36	EastonMD Pop. 17KCompare →	$2,127/mo	+3.3%	--	34.2%	↓2 from #34
37	FrederickMD Pop. 83KCompare →	$2,155/mo	+2.9%	+24.1%	26.6%	↓2 from #35
38	GaithersburgMD Pop. 70KCompare →	$2,196/mo	+0.9%	+17.1%	23.4%	↓1 from #37
39	SevernMD Pop. 58KCompare →	$2,236/mo	-0.8%	--	20.0%	↑2 from #41
40	ColumbiaMD Pop. 104KCompare →	$2,278/mo	+4.0%	+19.0%	20.8%	↓2 from #38
41	AnnapolisMD Pop. 41KCompare →	$2,344/mo	+3.7%	+18.7%	24.7%	↑2 from #43
42	WaldorfMD Pop. 83KCompare →	$2,345/mo	+6.2%	+24.5%	24.2%	↓3 from #39
43	RockvilleMD Pop. 68KCompare →	$2,372/mo	+0.8%	+16.0%	22.1%	↑1 from #44
44	Montgomery VillageMD Pop. 34KCompare →	$2,372/mo	+5.8%	--	29.9%	↓4 from #40
45	ElkridgeMD Pop. 26KCompare →	$2,379/mo	+5.5%	+21.9%	20.4%	↓3 from #42
46	CroftonMD Pop. 30KCompare →	$2,439/mo	+1.2%	--	19.4%	same
47	OdentonMD Pop. 45KCompare →	$2,481/mo	+5.0%	+19.9%	23.2%	↓2 from #45
48	BowieMD Pop. 58KCompare →	$2,501/mo	+0.3%	+22.6%	21.1%	same
49	PasadenaMD Pop. 34KCompare →	$2,543/mo	+5.2%	+27.4%	23.5%	↓2 from #47
50	Ellicott CityMD Pop. 75KCompare →	$2,596/mo	+3.0%	+19.6%	19.8%	↓1 from #49