Rent rising fastest in Maryland

Cities in Maryland with the largest year-over-year rent increases. Cities with 15,000+ residents. Updated monthly.

Key findings

Parkville ranks first, with +7.4% over the past year.
Across all 45 cities on this list, the median rent is $1,904/mo.
Waldorf moved from #35 to #2 compared with a year ago.

Data as of September 2026. Change in Zillow's rent index over the past 12 months. Rank a year ago uses the change over the 12 months before that. Updated monthly. Download this list (CSV)

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45 cities

Rank	City	1-yr change	Median rent	5-yr change	Vs. a year ago
01	ParkvilleMD Pop. 31KCompare →	+7.4%	$1,675/mo	+29.7%	↑9 from #10
02	WaldorfMD Pop. 83KCompare →	+6.2%	$2,345/mo	+24.5%	↑33 from #35
03	EdgewoodMD Pop. 25KCompare →	+5.8%	$1,750/mo	+29.1%	↑17 from #20
04	Montgomery VillageMD Pop. 34KCompare →	+5.8%	$2,372/mo	--	↑27 from #31
05	ElkridgeMD Pop. 26KCompare →	+5.5%	$2,379/mo	+21.9%	↑33 from #38
06	CumberlandMD Pop. 19KCompare →	+5.4%	$1,018/mo	--	↓4 from #2
07	LochearnMD Pop. 27KCompare →	+5.2%	$1,470/mo	--	↑30 from #37
08	PasadenaMD Pop. 34KCompare →	+5.2%	$2,543/mo	+27.4%	↑11 from #19
09	ChillumMD Pop. 35KCompare →	+5.1%	$1,779/mo	--	↑9 from #18
10	OdentonMD Pop. 45KCompare →	+5.0%	$2,481/mo	+19.9%	↑23 from #33
11	RossvilleMD Pop. 16KCompare →	+4.6%	$1,778/mo	+17.7%	same
12	ColumbiaMD Pop. 104KCompare →	+4.0%	$2,278/mo	+19.0%	↑28 from #40
13	AnnapolisMD Pop. 41KCompare →	+3.7%	$2,344/mo	+18.7%	↑9 from #22
14	PotomacMD Pop. 46KCompare →	+3.7%	$4,426/mo	--	↓5 from #9
15	AberdeenMD Pop. 17KCompare →	+3.7%	$1,918/mo	--	↑2 from #17
16	Oxon HillMD Pop. 18KCompare →	+3.7%	$1,839/mo	+19.0%	↑25 from #41
17	BaltimoreMD Pop. 573KCompare →	+3.6%	$1,762/mo	+21.8%	↓10 from #7
18	GreenbeltMD Pop. 25KCompare →	+3.5%	$2,098/mo	+18.2%	↑10 from #28
19	Owings MillsMD Pop. 37KCompare →	+3.4%	$1,904/mo	+10.8%	↓5 from #14
20	EastonMD Pop. 17KCompare →	+3.3%	$2,127/mo	--	--
21	ReisterstownMD Pop. 26KCompare →	+3.1%	$1,473/mo	--	↓9 from #12
22	Ellicott CityMD Pop. 75KCompare →	+3.0%	$2,596/mo	+19.6%	↑3 from #25
23	LaurelMD Pop. 30KCompare →	+2.9%	$1,938/mo	+16.4%	↑7 from #30
24	FrederickMD Pop. 83KCompare →	+2.9%	$2,155/mo	+24.1%	↓1 from #23
25	WestminsterMD Pop. 20KCompare →	+2.8%	$1,705/mo	--	↓9 from #16
26	CatonsvilleMD Pop. 43KCompare →	+2.8%	$1,741/mo	+16.4%	same
27	GermantownMD Pop. 91KCompare →	+2.7%	$2,026/mo	+20.8%	↑12 from #39
28	Glen BurnieMD Pop. 73KCompare →	+2.6%	$1,729/mo	+17.7%	↓7 from #21
29	East RiverdaleMD Pop. 18KCompare →	+2.6%	$1,696/mo	--	--
30	HagerstownMD Pop. 44KCompare →	+2.4%	$1,377/mo	+31.6%	↓17 from #13
31	EssexMD Pop. 41KCompare →	+2.3%	$1,685/mo	--	↓25 from #6
32	DundalkMD Pop. 66KCompare →	+2.2%	$1,460/mo	+20.0%	↓17 from #15
33	TowsonMD Pop. 59KCompare →	+2.1%	$1,871/mo	+13.7%	↓25 from #8
34	North PotomacMD Pop. 24KCompare →	+2.1%	$3,201/mo	--	--
35	CarneyMD Pop. 28KCompare →	+1.9%	$1,497/mo	--	↓34 from #1
36	BeltsvilleMD Pop. 19KCompare →	+1.9%	$1,673/mo	--	--
37	CockeysvilleMD Pop. 24KCompare →	+1.6%	$1,884/mo	--	↓32 from #5
38	SalisburyMD Pop. 33KCompare →	+1.3%	$1,621/mo	+30.2%	↓34 from #4
39	CroftonMD Pop. 30KCompare →	+1.2%	$2,439/mo	--	↓7 from #32
40	GaithersburgMD Pop. 70KCompare →	+0.9%	$2,196/mo	+17.1%	↓6 from #34
41	RockvilleMD Pop. 68KCompare →	+0.8%	$2,372/mo	+16.0%	↓5 from #36
42	College ParkMD Pop. 35KCompare →	+0.8%	$2,125/mo	+13.2%	↓18 from #24
43	BethesdaMD Pop. 69KCompare →	+0.8%	$2,971/mo	+17.8%	↓16 from #27
44	RandallstownMD Pop. 36KCompare →	+0.4%	$1,483/mo	--	↓15 from #29
45	BowieMD Pop. 58KCompare →	+0.3%	$2,501/mo	+22.6%	↓42 from #3