Kent County, MD

2025 Fair Market Rents

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The top four largest cities in Kent County are Chestertown, Millington, Rock Hall, and Worton. 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 Kent County use?

Small Area Fair Market Rents were created by the HUD for this county/Metro Fmr Area however Kent 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 Kent County compare?

Kent County ($1,272) has a 25.9% lower FMR for 2-Bedroom housing than the average of Maryland ($1,716) and therefore has a lower gross rent.

Kent County is rank 19th out of 24 counties. This means the FMRs, or in other words, the gross rent is lower than 18 other counties. Kent County is the 6th cheapest county in terms of FMRs.

Rent Tables Kent County, MD

Fair Market Rent (40th Percentile)

$1,106
studio
$1,119
1-Bedroom
$1,272
2-Bedroom
$1,649
3-Bedroom
$2,136
4-Bedroom

Median Rent (50th Percentile)

$1,212
studio
$1,227
1-Bedroom
$1,394
2-Bedroom
$1,808
3-Bedroom
$2,341
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
21620 $1,250 $1,430 $1,750 $2,270 $2,570
21651 $1,250 $1,430 $1,750 $2,270 $2,570
21610 $990 $1,000 $1,150 $1,530 $1,940
21620 $1,250 $1,430 $1,750 $2,270 $2,570
21635 $1,100 $1,120 $1,270 $1,650 $2,130
21645 $1,100 $1,120 $1,270 $1,650 $2,130
21650 $1,100 $1,170 $1,380 $1,780 $2,160
21651 $1,250 $1,430 $1,750 $2,270 $2,570
21661 $1,210 $1,220 $1,390 $1,800 $2,330
21667 $1,100 $1,120 $1,270 $1,650 $2,130
21678 $1,060 $1,100 $1,270 $1,660 $2,070
ZipCode Studio 1-Bed 2-Bed 3-Bed 4-Bed
21620 $1,125 $1,287 $1,575 $2,043 $2,313
21651 $1,125 $1,287 $1,575 $2,043 $2,313
21610 $891 $900 $1,035 $1,377 $1,746
21620 $1,125 $1,287 $1,575 $2,043 $2,313
21635 $990 $1,008 $1,143 $1,485 $1,917
21645 $990 $1,008 $1,143 $1,485 $1,917
21650 $990 $1,053 $1,242 $1,602 $1,944
21651 $1,125 $1,287 $1,575 $2,043 $2,313
21661 $1,089 $1,098 $1,251 $1,620 $2,097
21667 $990 $1,008 $1,143 $1,485 $1,917
21678 $954 $990 $1,143 $1,494 $1,863
ZipCode Studio 1-Bed 2-Bed 3-Bed 4-Bed
21620 $1,375 $1,573 $1,925 $2,497 $2,827
21651 $1,375 $1,573 $1,925 $2,497 $2,827
21610 $1,089 $1,100 $1,265 $1,683 $2,134
21620 $1,375 $1,573 $1,925 $2,497 $2,827
21635 $1,210 $1,232 $1,397 $1,815 $2,343
21645 $1,210 $1,232 $1,397 $1,815 $2,343
21650 $1,210 $1,287 $1,518 $1,958 $2,376
21651 $1,375 $1,573 $1,925 $2,497 $2,827
21661 $1,331 $1,342 $1,529 $1,980 $2,563
21667 $1,210 $1,232 $1,397 $1,815 $2,343
21678 $1,166 $1,210 $1,397 $1,826 $2,277

Fair Market Rents on this page apply to the following cities in Kent County, Maryland: Chestertown, Millington, Rock Hall, Worton, Galena, Kennedyville, Betterton, Massey, and Still Pond.

These Fair Market Rents also apply to the following ZIP codes in Kent County, Maryland: 21620, 21651, 21661, 21678, 21635, 21645, 21610, 21650, 21667, and 21690.

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