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Towns where rent is easiest to afford in Maryland

Ranked by the share of renter households spending 30% or more of their income on rent, the federal "cost-burdened" line. 92 towns with 2,500+ residents.

U.S. Census ACS 2020–2024 5-year

Map of Mays Chapel 1 Mays Chapel 27.2% Median rent $1,739 2 Frostburg 36.5% Median rent $945 Map of Crofton 3 Crofton 36.7% Median rent $2,217
#TownRenters paying 30%+Median rentRenter households
1 Map of Mays Chapel Mays Chapel16,066 people 27.2% $1,739 1,216
2 Frostburg6,977 people 36.5% $945 1,284
3 Map of Crofton Crofton29,549 people 36.7% $2,217 1,775
4 Map of Robinwood Robinwood8,042 people 37.6% $1,419 1,432
5 Map of Friendship Heights Village Friendship Heights Village4,002 people 38.8% $2,289 1,511
6 North Laurel North Laurel25,563 people 39.1% $2,031 3,266
7 Rossville Rossville16,059 people 40.4% $1,667 3,209
8 Map of Bel Air South Bel Air South58,137 people 40.8% $1,757 3,865
9 Map of Arbutus Arbutus22,507 people 41% $1,318 2,402
10 Ferndale17,529 people 42.3% $2,022 2,126
11 Map of North Bethesda North Bethesda49,677 people 42.6% $2,191 10,501
12 Map of Eldersburg Eldersburg31,695 people 43% $1,705 1,178
13 Map of Mount Rainier Mount Rainier8,245 people 44.2% $1,457 2,927
14 Map of Columbia Columbia104,338 people 44.7% $2,042 14,104
15 Map of Severn Severn58,402 people 45% $2,175 6,228
16 Laurel Laurel29,798 people 45% $1,873 6,726
17 Parole17,229 people 45% $2,306 3,200
18 Map of Clinton Clinton38,376 people 45.3% $1,809 1,293
19 Map of Bethesda Bethesda69,397 people 46.1% $2,469 9,554
20 Map of Potomac Potomac45,902 people 46.1% $2,887 2,115
21 Map of Waldorf Waldorf82,943 people 46.2% $1,995 7,387
22 Wheaton Wheaton52,926 people 47.1% $2,163 5,666
23 Hillcrest Heights Hillcrest Heights16,063 people 47.7% $1,545 3,083
24 Map of Chillum Chillum34,871 people 47.9% $1,735 6,715
25 Gaithersburg69,825 people 48.5% $2,058 12,132
26 Seabrook18,317 people 48.6% $1,840 1,889
27 Map of Woodlawn Woodlawn40,379 people 48.7% $1,494 5,354
28 Map of Owings Mills Owings Mills37,245 people 48.8% $1,841 7,922
29 Bowie Bowie57,926 people 48.9% $2,330 3,142
30 Annapolis Annapolis40,720 people 48.9% $1,860 6,469
31 Ilchester28,364 people 49% $2,115 2,241
32 Map of Fort Meade Fort Meade11,225 people 49% $2,435 2,985
33 Map of Glen Burnie Glen Burnie72,590 people 49.6% $1,648 9,980
34 Map of Perry Hall Perry Hall29,105 people 49.6% $1,706 2,499
35 Lake Arbor Lake Arbor14,335 people 49.6% $2,431 2,224
36 Map of Havre de Grace Havre de Grace14,994 people 49.7% $1,416 1,752
37 Map of Germantown Germantown90,719 people 50.1% $2,040 9,763
38 Map of Easton Easton17,308 people 50.7% $1,197 2,529
39 Summerfield15,065 people 50.7% $2,091 2,907
40 Map of Ballenger Creek Ballenger Creek26,390 people 51.5% $1,987 3,393
41 Rockville67,671 people 51.6% $2,274 12,208
42 Map of Hagerstown Hagerstown43,665 people 51.6% $1,114 9,833
43 Map of Langley Park Langley Park21,508 people 51.7% $1,707 4,057
44 Map of Lexington Park Lexington Park13,252 people 51.8% $1,755 2,922
45 Elkridge Elkridge26,283 people 52% $2,295 3,489
46 Cumberland18,804 people 52.1% $741 2,944
47 Oxon Hill Oxon Hill17,893 people 52.2% $1,721 2,814
48 Frederick Frederick83,395 people 52.5% $1,764 13,308
49 Carney Carney28,343 people 52.5% $1,793 4,769
50 Map of Silver Spring Silver Spring81,462 people 52.6% $1,913 20,588
51 North Potomac North Potomac23,922 people 52.7% $2,413 1,268
52 Map of Cockeysville Cockeysville23,962 people 52.8% $1,603 6,613
53 Map of East Riverdale East Riverdale18,336 people 53% $1,716 2,044
54 Ellicott City Ellicott City75,257 people 53.5% $2,061 7,308
55 Map of Odenton Odenton45,002 people 53.5% $2,257 6,562
56 Map of Catonsville Catonsville43,368 people 53.5% $1,724 4,787
57 Baltimore Baltimore573,243 people 53.7% $1,331 126,337
58 Map of Greenbelt Greenbelt24,678 people 53.7% $1,848 5,223
59 Takoma Park17,632 people 53.7% $1,432 3,078
60 Map of Beltsville Beltsville19,176 people 54.1% $1,963 2,760
61 Map of Pikesville Pikesville33,524 people 54.4% $1,707 4,244
62 Salisbury33,285 people 54.4% $1,318 9,328
63 Map of South Laurel South Laurel29,272 people 54.6% $1,830 6,462
64 Suitland Suitland23,793 people 54.7% $1,707 6,514
65 Aberdeen17,298 people 55.1% $1,363 2,439
66 Map of White Oak White Oak17,329 people 55.2% $1,808 4,542
67 Map of Redland Redland18,665 people 55.6% $2,221 1,492
68 Milford Mill Milford Mill30,829 people 55.7% $1,653 5,848
69 Map of Parkville Parkville30,549 people 55.8% $1,526 4,443
70 Map of Forestville Forestville10,495 people 56.2% $1,719 1,467
71 Westminster20,445 people 56.7% $1,476 3,302
72 Baltimore Highlands Baltimore Highlands8,206 people 57.1% $1,392 1,337
73 Aspen Hill53,279 people 57.4% $1,916 5,929
74 Hyattsville20,966 people 57.4% $1,835 4,096
75 Towson Towson58,679 people 57.5% $1,764 9,406
76 Map of Adelphi Adelphi17,395 people 57.8% $1,804 2,947
77 Map of Essex Essex40,580 people 58.9% $1,319 5,918
78 Map of Edgewood Edgewood24,922 people 58.9% $1,375 2,630
79 Map of Fairland Fairland26,231 people 60.6% $1,894 5,045
80 Landover24,514 people 60.7% $1,735 4,651
81 Dundalk Dundalk65,969 people 60.9% $1,473 8,365
82 Middle River Middle River31,712 people 61.7% $1,636 3,973
83 Lochearn Lochearn27,074 people 61.8% $1,460 3,555
84 Map of Halfway Halfway10,849 people 61.9% $1,269 1,248
85 Cambridge13,152 people 63.2% $1,058 3,035
86 Glassmanor16,981 people 64.1% $1,567 4,351
87 Map of College Park College Park34,540 people 65.7% $1,912 5,224
88 Reisterstown Reisterstown25,582 people 65.7% $1,600 3,302
89 Randallstown Randallstown35,957 people 67.2% $1,577 3,482
90 Elkton15,910 people 69.4% $1,382 2,933
91 Map of Marlow Heights Marlow Heights5,456 people 70.1% $1,657 1,427
92 Montgomery Village Montgomery Village34,110 people 70.3% $1,916 3,811

How this ranking works

We rank every town by the share of renter households spending 30% or more of their income on rent, the federal "cost-burdened" line. Lower is better. Only towns with 1,000+ renter households are ranked, because smaller samples are too uncertain. The town with the lowest figure ranks #1. For comparison, the figure for Maryland as a whole is 51.5%.

Only towns with at least 2,500 residents are ranked; Census estimates for smaller places are too uncertain. Population and income: U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-year estimates. Town photos: Wikimedia Commons, credited on each town’s page.

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