Carroll County, MD

2025 Fair Market Rents

Tags: 2025 Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD MSA

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The top four largest cities in Carroll County are Sykesville, Westminster, Mount Airy, and Finksburg. Fair Market Rents on this page may apply depending on whether the county uses SAFMRs or county level FMRs. Cities in multiple SAFMR areas will have different SAFMRS based on ZIP code.

What type of FMR does Carroll County use?

Small Area Fair Market Rents were created by the HUD for this county/Metro Fmr Area however Carroll County is not required to use Small Area FMRs by the HUD. It is at the discretion of the local Housing Authority to determine if SAFMRs or 40th percentile FMRs are used.

To learn more about the criteria the HUD uses to determine if a Metro FMR Area requires Small Area Fair Market Rents click here.

How does Carroll County compare?

Carroll County ($1,965) has a 14.5% higher FMR for 2-Bedroom housing than the average of Maryland ($1,716) and therefore a higher gross rent.

Carroll County is rank 6th out of 24 counties. This means the FMRs, or in other words, the gross rent is higher than 18 other counties. Carroll County is the 6th most expensive county in terms of FMRs.

Rent Tables Carroll County, MD

Fair Market Rent (40th Percentile)

$1,407
studio
$1,604
1-Bedroom
$1,965
2-Bedroom
$2,529
3-Bedroom
$2,826
4-Bedroom

Median Rent (50th Percentile)

$1,534
studio
$1,749
1-Bedroom
$2,142
2-Bedroom
$2,757
3-Bedroom
$3,080
4-Bedroom

Small Market Areas (By Zip Code)

The 90% and 110% SAFMRs represent the minimum and maximum payment standards that can be set by the local Public Housing Authority under regular conditions. The payment standard is the actual value used in Section 8. For more on payment standards click here.

FMRs and SAFMRs are set by the HUD. The local PHA takes these FMR/SAFMR values and may decide to use any value that is within +-10% of the FMR/SAFMR as the payment standard for the areas under their jurisdiction.

For a more in-depth explaination return to the overview page.

ZipCode Studio 1-Bed 2-Bed 3-Bed 4-Bed
21048 $1,250 $1,430 $1,750 $2,270 $2,570
21157 $1,250 $1,430 $1,750 $2,270 $2,570
21158 $1,510 $1,720 $2,110 $2,720 $3,030
21757 $1,200 $1,290 $1,510 $1,920 $2,200
21771 $1,680 $1,820 $2,150 $2,730 $3,120
21776 $1,260 $1,410 $1,710 $2,190 $2,470
21784 $1,480 $1,690 $2,070 $2,660 $2,980
21787 $930 $1,050 $1,290 $1,660 $1,880
21791 $1,180 $1,260 $1,480 $1,880 $2,160
21797 $1,660 $1,820 $2,160 $2,750 $3,130
21757 $1,200 $1,290 $1,510 $1,920 $2,200
21771 $1,680 $1,820 $2,150 $2,730 $3,120
21776 $1,260 $1,410 $1,710 $2,190 $2,470
21787 $930 $1,050 $1,290 $1,660 $1,880
21791 $1,180 $1,260 $1,480 $1,880 $2,160
21797 $1,660 $1,820 $2,160 $2,750 $3,130
ZipCode Studio 1-Bed 2-Bed 3-Bed 4-Bed
21048 $1,125 $1,287 $1,575 $2,043 $2,313
21157 $1,125 $1,287 $1,575 $2,043 $2,313
21158 $1,359 $1,548 $1,899 $2,448 $2,727
21757 $1,080 $1,161 $1,359 $1,728 $1,980
21771 $1,512 $1,638 $1,935 $2,457 $2,808
21776 $1,134 $1,269 $1,539 $1,971 $2,223
21784 $1,332 $1,521 $1,863 $2,394 $2,682
21787 $837 $945 $1,161 $1,494 $1,692
21791 $1,062 $1,134 $1,332 $1,692 $1,944
21797 $1,494 $1,638 $1,944 $2,475 $2,817
21757 $1,080 $1,161 $1,359 $1,728 $1,980
21771 $1,512 $1,638 $1,935 $2,457 $2,808
21776 $1,134 $1,269 $1,539 $1,971 $2,223
21787 $837 $945 $1,161 $1,494 $1,692
21791 $1,062 $1,134 $1,332 $1,692 $1,944
21797 $1,494 $1,638 $1,944 $2,475 $2,817
ZipCode Studio 1-Bed 2-Bed 3-Bed 4-Bed
21048 $1,375 $1,573 $1,925 $2,497 $2,827
21157 $1,375 $1,573 $1,925 $2,497 $2,827
21158 $1,661 $1,892 $2,321 $2,992 $3,333
21757 $1,320 $1,419 $1,661 $2,112 $2,420
21771 $1,848 $2,002 $2,365 $3,003 $3,432
21776 $1,386 $1,551 $1,881 $2,409 $2,717
21784 $1,628 $1,859 $2,277 $2,926 $3,278
21787 $1,023 $1,155 $1,419 $1,826 $2,068
21791 $1,298 $1,386 $1,628 $2,068 $2,376
21797 $1,826 $2,002 $2,376 $3,025 $3,443
21757 $1,320 $1,419 $1,661 $2,112 $2,420
21771 $1,848 $2,002 $2,365 $3,003 $3,432
21776 $1,386 $1,551 $1,881 $2,409 $2,717
21787 $1,023 $1,155 $1,419 $1,826 $2,068
21791 $1,298 $1,386 $1,628 $2,068 $2,376
21797 $1,826 $2,002 $2,376 $3,025 $3,443

Fair Market Rents on this page apply to the following cities in Carroll County, Maryland: Sykesville, Westminster, Mount Airy, Finksburg, Taneytown, Woodbine, New Windsor, Union Bridge, and Keymar.

These Fair Market Rents also apply to the following ZIP codes in Carroll County, Maryland: 21784, 21157, 21771, 21158, 21048, 21787, 21797, 21776, 21791, and 21757.

Carroll County, MD is considered part of the following metro FMR area: BALTIMORE-COLUMBIA-TOWSON, MD MSA.

Other counties in the same metro FMR area are: Anne Arundel County, MD, Baltimore County, MD, Harford County, MD, Howard County, MD, Queen Anne's County, MD, and Baltimore city, MD.

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Fair Market Rents are published by the Department of Housing And Urban Development.