A free resource by NextGen Coastal — monthly OC rental market intelligence
State data • Updated March 2026

Maryland rent: top & bottom cities

Median ZORI rent across Maryland cities, statewide macro overlay, plus the most-expensive and most-affordable cities side by side. Live from the NGP-Rental-Data warehouse.

Maryland at a glance

$1,924Median city rent (ZORI)
4.3%Unemployment
1,484Permits / month
15Cities w/ rent data

Unemployment from FRED state series. Permits from Census BPS. Median = median across all Maryland cities with current ZORI data. See methodology.

Most expensive & most affordable

Top 10 by rent

CityRent (ZORI)YoY
Berlin $2,901
New Market $2,539 +1.3%
Chevy Chase $2,520 -0.3%
Bowie $2,460 +5.5%
Upper Marlboro $2,350 +5.8%
College Park $2,334 +4.4%
Rockville $2,329 -0.3%
Gaithersburg $2,242 -0.3%
Annapolis $2,228 +0.4%
Capitol Heights $2,192 +5.3%

Top 10 most affordable (pop ≥ 50k)

CityRent (ZORI)YoY
Baltimore $1,729 +1.9%
Frederick $2,091 +1.3%
Gaithersburg $2,242 -0.3%
Rockville $2,329 -0.3%
Bowie $2,460 +5.5%

Top 5 cities — overlaid rent trajectory

ZORI rent index — top 5 Maryland cities

Monthly Zillow ZORI rent index. Data updates monthly. Source: methodology.

Compare cities in Maryland

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