What is the median rent in Bel Air South, MD?

Name: Median rent in Bel Air South, MD, 2020–2024
Creator: US Census Bureau
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The median gross rent in Bel Air South, MD is $1,757 (±$73) a month, according to the US Census Bureau’s 2020–2024 American Community Survey.

That is across 3,929 rented homes; gross rent is the contract rent plus the utilities and fuels a renter pays separately.

In Bel Air South, the median gross rent went from $1,263 in 2015–2019 to $1,757 in 2020–2024 (+39.1%).

Prices (CPI-U) rose 22.7% over the same years, so it rose faster than prices: a measurable increase after inflation.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Median gross rent: $1,757 (±$73)
Rented homes: 3,929 (±406)
$2,000 or more: 34.7%
Since 2015–2019: +39.1%

How much rent costs in Bel Air South

Share of rented homes in each gross-rent range, 2020–2024
Monthly gross rent	Bel Air South	Harford County	Maryland	United States
Less than $500	4.2% (±2.2 points)	6.0%	5.5%	6.3%
$500 to $999	7.4% (±3.5 points)	11.2%	9.2%	20.2%
$1,000 to $1,499	22.4% (±4.6 points)	27.6%	22.9%	28.1%
$1,500 to $1,999	31.2% (±5.7 points)	30.7%	30.1%	21.1%
$2,000 to $2,499	21.0% (±5.2 points)	17.5%	18.3%	12.0%
$2,500 to $2,999	7.1% (±3.0 points)	4.3%	7.7%	5.5%
$3,000 or more	6.6% (±3.4 points)	2.8%	6.2%	6.8%

The most common range is $1,500 to $1,999, paid by 31.2% of renting households.

34.7% of rented homes in Bel Air South cost $2,000 or more a month.

Bel Air South against Harford County, its state and the nation

Estimate (90% margin of error)
	Bel Air South	Harford County	Maryland	United States
Median gross rent	$1,757 (±$73)	$1,586 (±$40)	$1,705 (±$8)	$1,413
Rented homes paying rent	3,929 (±406)	19,733 (±1,037)	739,486 (±6,659)	42,849,984

In Bel Air South, median gross rent is higher than in Harford County ($1,586).

It is not measurably different from Maryland ($1,705).

It is higher than the national figure ($1,413).

In Harford County, Bel Air South ranks 6 of 12 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest median gross rent.

Statewide, it ranks 163 of 342.

Rankings use the estimates alone; where margins of error overlap, neighboring ranks may not truly differ.

How rent in Bel Air South has changed since 2015–2019

2015–2019 and 2020–2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates
	2015–2019	2020–2024	Amount of change	Verdict
Median gross rent	$1,263 (±$60)	$1,757 (±$73)	+39.1%	Up after inflation
Households that rent	22.3% (±2.0 points)	18.1% (±1.7 points)	−4.2 percentage points	Measurable decrease
Rental vacancy rate	3.5% (±2.3 points)	0.8% (±1.2 points)	−2.7 percentage points	Measurable decrease

The Census Bureau publishes 2015–2019 dollars in 2019 dollars and 2020–2024 dollars in 2024 dollars.

Prices (the CPI-U, US Bureau of Labor Statistics) rose 22.7% between 2019 and 2024, so a dollar figure’s verdict compares the two after raising the earlier one by that much, using the Census Bureau’s test for a difference.

The two periods do not overlap, as the Census Bureau recommends for 5-year estimates.

Median gross rent in places near Bel Air South

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Bel Air South
Place	Distance	Median gross rent	Compared with this place
Bel Air South	—	$1,757 (±$73)	—
Bel Air	2.7 mi	$1,492 (±$90)	Lower
Abingdon	3.6 mi	$2,083 (±$210)	Higher
Riverside	4.1 mi	$1,898 (±$104)	Higher
Bel Air North	4.6 mi	$1,624 (±$164)	Not measurably different
Pleasant Hills	4.8 mi	$1,875 (±$1,394)	Not measurably different
Edgewood	6.1 mi	$1,375 (±$114)	Lower
Joppatowne	6.7 mi	$1,729 (±$179)	Not measurably different
Fallston	7.1 mi	$2,268 (±$498)	Higher

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Bel Air, MD ($1,492), Edgewood, MD ($1,375).

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Abingdon, MD ($2,083), Riverside, MD ($1,898), Fallston, MD ($2,268).

Distance is measured in a straight line between the Census Bureau’s internal points for each place.

Median gross rent across Harford County, place by place

Rank	Place	Median gross rent
1	Fallston	$2,268 (±$498)
2	Aberdeen Proving Ground	$2,086 (±$85)
3	Abingdon	$2,083 (±$210)
4	Riverside	$1,898 (±$104)
5	Pleasant Hills	$1,875 (±$1,394)
6	Bel Air South	$1,757 (±$73)
7	Joppatowne	$1,729 (±$179)
8	Bel Air North	$1,624 (±$164)
9	Bel Air	$1,492 (±$90)
10	Havre de Grace	$1,416 (±$104)
11	Edgewood	$1,375 (±$114)
12	Aberdeen	$1,363 (±$78)

Bel Air South is a census-designated place: an unincorporated community the Census Bureau draws for statistics, with no municipal government of its own.

Survey years: 2020–2024 (American Community Survey 5-year estimates), compared with 2015–2019.

Margins of error are at the 90% confidence level.

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Questions about Bel Air South

What is the average rent in Bel Air South, MD?

The Census Bureau publishes the median rather than the average: the median gross rent in Bel Air South is $1,757 (±$73) a month (2020–2024 American Community Survey), so half of renting households pay less and half pay more.

How much has rent gone up in Bel Air South?

In Bel Air South, the median gross rent went from $1,263 in 2015–2019 to $1,757 in 2020–2024 (+39.1%).

Prices (CPI-U) rose 22.7% over the same years, so it rose faster than prices: a measurable increase after inflation.

How many rentals in Bel Air South cost more than $2,000 a month?

34.7% of rented homes in Bel Air South have a gross rent of $2,000 or more a month, and 4.2% cost less than $500.

Is rent in Bel Air South higher than in Harford County?

In Bel Air South, median gross rent is higher than in Harford County ($1,586).

It is not measurably different from Maryland ($1,705).

It is higher than the national figure ($1,413).

Is this the rent for an apartment listed today?

No: these are rents households reported paying across 2020–2024, not asking rents for vacant homes, which usually run higher.

Sources

To check these figures in the Census Bureau’s own API, request the variables below from the 2024 ACS 5-year data profile (acs/acs5/profile) for Bel Air South CDP, Maryland (place:05950, in state:24).

Each estimate (E or PE) has a margin of error beside it (M or PM).

The 2015–2019 figures are B25064_001E, B25064_001M, DP04_0047PE, DP04_0047PM, DP04_0005E, DP04_0005M from the 2019 release.

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DP04_0134E, DP04_0134M, DP04_0126E, DP04_0126M, DP04_0127PE, DP04_0127PM, DP04_0128PE, DP04_0128PM, DP04_0129PE, DP04_0129PM, DP04_0130PE, DP04_0130PM, DP04_0131PE, DP04_0131PM, DP04_0132PE, DP04_0132PM, DP04_0133PE, DP04_0133PM

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Figures are published by the US Census Bureau, HUD, the Bureau of Labor Statistics and the FBI; Seayora reproduces them and does not adjust them, except where a sentence says it compares dollar figures after inflation. They describe the whole place, not any one building or street, and are not an appraisal, a rent determination, a tax bill, a safety rating or legal advice.