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Maryland: 2026 income limits & Fair Market Rents

Use this Maryland reference to find your next housing-help step. The statewide table below is background data, not the income cutoff for your address. Voucher rules use local limits and your family's details.

Check your county before using a statewide number

Open the county income-limit checker. Choose Maryland, your county, and your family size.
Compare the correct local row with your annual income. For example, a family of three should use its county's three-person row, not the statewide four-person figure.
Ask a Maryland housing office which limit applies, what income counts, and whether it is accepting applications. Being under a limit does not guarantee a voucher.

Already have a voucher? Ask your housing office for its payment standard and rent-share calculation before signing a lease.

Statewide income reference — not your local eligibility cutoff

State median family income: $137,100. These statewide, unadjusted tiers are reference figures. HUD's local limits include adjustments; do not calculate a personal eligibility limit by multiplying the state median. Source check: 2026-07-20 source

Household	Extremely low (30%)	Very low (50%)	Low (80%)
1 person	$28,850	$48,000	$74,800
2 people	$32,950	$54,850	$85,450
3 people	$37,050	$61,700	$96,150
4 people	$41,150	$68,550	$106,800
5 people	$44,450	$74,050	$115,350
6 people	$47,750	$79,550	$123,900
7 people	$51,050	$85,050	$132,450
8 people	$54,350	$90,500	$141,000

Actual limits are set per county/metro area and can differ from the statewide figures above — use HUD's official lookup for your county, or ask your local Public Housing Agency.

Fair Market Rents by county (2026)

FMRs are HUD's rent benchmarks by unit size, used to set Housing Choice Voucher payment standards. Source check: 2026-07-20 source

County / area	Studio	1BR	2BR	3BR	4BR
Allegany County Allegany County, MD	$694	$823	$973	$1,333	$1,452
Anne Arundel County Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD MSA	$1,362	$1,511	$1,857	$2,358	$2,611
Baltimore city Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD MSA	$1,362	$1,511	$1,857	$2,358	$2,611
Baltimore County Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD MSA	$1,362	$1,511	$1,857	$2,358	$2,611
Calvert County Calvert County, MD HUD Metro FMR Area	$1,811	$1,851	$2,083	$2,639	$3,106
Caroline County Caroline County, MD	$995	$1,001	$1,314	$1,642	$2,184
Carroll County Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD MSA	$1,362	$1,511	$1,857	$2,358	$2,611
Cecil County Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD MSA	$1,397	$1,520	$1,810	$2,170	$2,423
Charles County Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD HUD Metro FMR Area	$1,953	$2,015	$2,246	$2,835	$3,332
Dorchester County Dorchester County, MD	$947	$952	$1,144	$1,591	$1,919
Frederick County Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD HUD Metro FMR Area	$1,953	$2,015	$2,246	$2,835	$3,332
Garrett County Garrett County, MD	$848	$864	$973	$1,353	$1,441
Harford County Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD MSA	$1,362	$1,511	$1,857	$2,358	$2,611
Howard County Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD MSA	$1,362	$1,511	$1,857	$2,358	$2,611
Kent County Kent County, MD	$1,062	$1,137	$1,246	$1,635	$2,090
Montgomery County Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD HUD Metro FMR Area	$1,953	$2,015	$2,246	$2,835	$3,332
Prince George's County Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD HUD Metro FMR Area	$1,953	$2,015	$2,246	$2,835	$3,332
Queen Anne's County Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD MSA	$1,362	$1,511	$1,857	$2,358	$2,611
Somerset County Somerset County, MD HUD Metro FMR Area	$901	$907	$1,167	$1,586	$1,667
St. Mary's County St. Mary's County, MD HUD Metro FMR Area	$1,394	$1,672	$1,833	$2,264	$2,889
Talbot County Talbot County, MD	$1,201	$1,282	$1,409	$1,960	$2,364
Washington County Hagerstown, MD HUD Metro FMR Area	$869	$961	$1,261	$1,700	$1,901
Wicomico County Salisbury, MD HUD Metro FMR Area	$1,054	$1,061	$1,378	$1,818	$1,825
Worcester County Worcester County, MD	$1,027	$1,035	$1,194	$1,661	$1,919