Metro FMR · CBSA 30500 · HUD FY2026

Calvert County, MD HUD Metro FMR Area Fair Market Rent

HUD's FY2026 Fair Market Rent for the Calvert County, MD HUD Metro FMR Area metro area - 93% above the US average.

$1,851
1-bedroom FMR
$2,083
2-bedroom FMR
+93%
vs US avg

The verdict

A 2-bedroom in the Calvert County, MD HUD Metro FMR Area area rents at $2,083 under HUD's FY2026 Fair Market Rent - 77% above the US average, higher than 93% of the 387 metro areas HUD tracks.

#27
priciest of 387 US metros (2BR)
+77%
vs the US 2-bedroom average
$83,320
income to afford it (30% rule)

Affordability & income context

Calvert County: #27 priciest nationally · income context

At the metro's ACS median household income of $123,577, this 1-bedroom FMR takes 18.0% of annual income. It is well below the 30% affordability guide for a median-income household.

The 2-bedroom figure places Calvert County in the highest-rent tenth of HUD metro areas, using the same FY2026 HUD schedule as the national comparison.

With 207,058 residents, this is a smaller-metro benchmark rather than a single-neighborhood rent quote.

The ACS rental vacancy rate here is 5.4%, close to the range where market rents and HUD's FMR benchmark tend to track each other.

The Census ACS median gross rent across all rental units here is $1,694/month - the FY2026 HUD two-bedroom FMR of $2,083 runs 23.0% above that all-unit-types median. The two figures measure different things (ACS covers every rented unit; FMR targets a specific bedroom count), so a gap is expected, not an error.

That budget pressure matches a top-decile 2-bedroom FMR nationally (#27 of 387 HUD-tracked metros).

The studio-through-two-bedroom FMR bands stay below 30% of recorded median income here; the larger-bedroom rows show where that headroom narrows.

Observed renter burden: 43.2% of the 15,719 renter households counted by ACS paid at least 30% of income in gross rent. This ACS 2023 household measure is distinct from the FY2026 HUD FMR benchmark.

ACS median household income lags the FY2026 HUD FMR schedule. The income share is a same-metro cross-source read (Census ACS B19013 vs HUD FMR), not a same-vintage ratio.

Studio

$1,811/mo

17.6% of median income

1 Bedroom

$1,851/mo

18.0% of median income

2 Bedroom

$2,083/mo

20.2% of median income

3 Bedroom

$2,639/mo

25.6% of median income

4 Bedroom

$3,106/mo

30.2% of median income

FMR filing desk

CBSA CBSA·30500

Calvert County: $1,851/mo 1BR · #27 of 387 metros (2BR) · FY2026 CBSA 30500

  • CBSA 30500
  • 1BR-FMR $1,851
  • 2BR-FMR $2,083
  • RANK-UPPER #27
  • YOY-NA YoY pending
  • VSUS-HIGH +93%
  • IN-ST-HIGH #4 MD
  • INC-ROOM 18%
  • POP-MID 207K
  • PHOTO-NEAR Baltimore-Columbia
  • VOUCH-90-110 $1,666–$2,036
  • FY-2026 FY2026

Photo-finish peer: Baltimore-Columbia-Towson ($340 1BR gap)

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Where Calvert County sits among every US metro

2-bedroom Fair Market Rent vs. all 387 HUD metro areas

$2,083 Top 7% higher than 93% of 387 metro areas

$800–$1,000: 28 metro areas (7%). Below this entry. $1,000–$1,200: 114 metro areas (29%). Below this entry. $1,200–$1,400: 95 metro areas (25%). Below this entry. $1,400–$1,600: 52 metro areas (13%). Below this entry. $1,600–$1,800: 41 metro areas (11%). Below this entry. $1,800–$2,000: 26 metro areas (7%). Below this entry. $2,000–$2,200: 9 metro areas (2%). This entry sits in this band. $2,200–$2,400: 5 metro areas (1%). Above this entry. $2,400–$2,600: 5 metro areas (1%). Above this entry. $2,600–$2,800: 5 metro areas (1%). Above this entry. $2,800–$3,000: 4 metro areas (1%). Above this entry. $3,000–$3,200: 2 metro areas (1%). Above this entry. $3,200–$3,400: 0 metro areas (0%). Above this entry. $3,400–$3,600: 0 metro areas (0%). Above this entry. $3,600–$3,800: 0 metro areas (0%). Above this entry. $3,800–$4,000: 0 metro areas (0%). Above this entry. $4,000–$4,200: 0 metro areas (0%). Above this entry. $4,200–$4,400: 1 metro areas (0%). Above this entry. This metro $800 $4,400 every US metro, bucketed by value

Each bar is a $0.2K-wide band; taller bars hold more metro areas. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.

What this shows #27 of 387 HUD-tracked metro areas, 77% above the national 2-bedroom average. 8 other metro areas fall in this same rent band.

Source U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Fair Market Rents · FY2026

CBSA 30500

Counties inside Calvert County

Across 2 HUD counties in CBSA 30500, 2-bedroom FMRs cluster tightly ($1,833–$2,083, 14% spread), so the metro-wide schedule tracks most constituent counties closely.

St. Mary's County 2BR $1,833 · 114K Calvert County 2BR $2,083 · 93K

Calvert County studio–4BR schedule (FY2026) · 2BR #27 nationally

Each bedroom band is FY2026 HUD Fair Market Rent for CBSA 30500 (207,058 residents).

Studio
$1,811
US avg $893
+103% vs US
1 Bedroom
$1,851
US avg $959
+93% vs US
2 Bedroom
$2,083
US avg $1,175
+77% vs US
3 Bedroom
$2,639
US avg $1,525
+73% vs US
4 Bedroom
$3,106
US avg $1,756
+77% vs US

How Calvert County compares on 1-bedroom rent

1-bedroom FMR vs other MD metro areas

1BR FMR / mo

What this shows Calvert County highlighted among 3 peers · FY2026 1BR HUD FMR.

Source U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) As of FY2026

Calvert County: out-of-state FMR & burden peers

PlainRent pairs Calvert County with the 4 nearest HUD 2BR schedules and 4 nearest burden matches outside MD (burden peers exclude the FMR set; pop ≥50k).

2BR FMR · outside MD

Nearest schedules by 2BR delta (FY2026).

Denver-Aurora-Centennial
CO · 2 BR $2,089/mo
Boulder
CO · 2 BR $2,124/mo
Bremerton-Silverdale-Port Orchard
WA · 2 BR $2,031/mo
Bozeman
MT · 2 BR $2,154/mo

Burden % · outside MD

Nearest 2BR FMR ÷ ACS median income (FY2026).

Mansfield
OH · 20.3% of income · 2 BR $973/mo
Toledo
OH · 20.3% of income · 2 BR $1,076/mo
Wheeling
WV · 20.3% of income · 2 BR $991/mo
Idaho Falls
ID · 20.3% of income · 2 BR $1,305/mo

Calvert County: quick answers

What is the average rent in the Calvert County, MD HUD Metro FMR Area metro area? ▼
The FY 2026 Fair Market Rent for a 1-bedroom in Calvert County, MD HUD Metro FMR Area is $1,851 per month. A 2-bedroom is $2,083 and a studio is $1,811.
How does Calvert County, MD HUD Metro FMR Area rent compare to the national average? ▼
Rent in the Calvert County, MD HUD Metro FMR Area metro area is 93% above the national average. A 1-bedroom costs $1,851 compared to $959 nationally.
Where does Calvert County rank nationally for Fair Market Rent? ▼
HUD's FY 2026 2-bedroom FMR of $2,083 ranks #27 most expensive among 387 US metro areas (the highest-rent tenth of HUD metro areas).
Do county rents differ inside the Calvert County metro area? ▼
Yes. HUD assigns one metro-wide FMR for CBSA 30500, but 2 constituent counties publish their own county FMR schedules spanning $1,833–$2,083 for a 2-bedroom (14% spread). Use county pages for filing at the county level.
Is Calvert County's population growing, and how tight is its rental market? ▼
The ACS rental vacancy rate here is 5.4%, close to the range where market rents and HUD's FMR benchmark tend to track each other.

Compare Calvert County vs Baltimore-Columbia-Towson →

What this means for renters

Treat Calvert County's FY2026 Fair Market Rent as HUD's affordability benchmark, not a single market quote.

Fair Market Rent is HUD's 40th-percentile policy benchmark used to set Housing Choice Voucher payment standards. This is a metro-wide figure across 2 counties; actual asking rents in any specific county can run higher or lower, and HUD updates FMRs once a year. This site is informational and not financial or relocation advice.

Data as of FY 2026. Source: U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Fair Market Rents. Population and demographic data from U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey (ACS).

Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.

FY 2026 HUD FMR $1,851/mo · 1BR MD

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