What is the Fair Market Rent in Cabin John, MD?

HUD’s fiscal year 2027 Small Area Fair Market Rent for a two-bedroom home in ZIP 20818, which covers Cabin John, is $3,660 a month.

Across the whole Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD HUD Metro FMR Area the two-bedroom figure is $2,438.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

2 bedrooms, whole area: $2,438
2 bedrooms, ZIP 20818: $3,660

Fair Market Rents for Cabin John, fiscal year 2027

HUD Fair Market Rent, dollars a month (gross rent, including utilities), beside the Census Bureau’s median gross rent for each ZIP code
	Studio	1 bedroom	2 bedrooms	3 bedrooms	4 bedrooms	Census median rent
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD HUD Metro FMR Area (whole area)	$2,111	$2,204	$2,438	$3,107	$3,658	—
ZIP 20818	$3,170	$3,310	$3,660	$4,660	$5,490	—

A Fair Market Rent is HUD’s estimate of the gross rent (shelter plus utilities) of a modest rental home in the area.

Whether a housing authority uses the ZIP code (Small Area) figures or the area-wide one depends on whether HUD has designated the area for Small Area FMRs or the authority has opted in; ask the local housing authority which applies.

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

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Questions about Cabin John

What is the Section 8 payment standard in Cabin John?

Housing authorities set payment standards between 90% and 110% of HUD’s Fair Market Rent; for fiscal year 2027, the two-bedroom Fair Market Rent for the Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD HUD Metro FMR Area is $2,438, and the Small Area figure for 20818 is $3,660.

What is the Fair Market Rent for a two-bedroom in ZIP 20818?

HUD’s fiscal year 2027 Small Area Fair Market Rent for a two-bedroom home in ZIP 20818 is $3,660 a month.

What is the Fair Market Rent for a one-bedroom in Cabin John?

HUD’s fiscal year 2027 Small Area Fair Market Rent for a one-bedroom home in ZIP 20818 is $3,310 a month, against $2,204 across the Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD HUD Metro FMR Area.

Sources

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.