What is the median rent in Edgemere, MD?

Name: Median rent in Edgemere, MD, 2020–2024
Creator: US Census Bureau
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The median gross rent in Edgemere, MD is $1,300 (±$171) a month, according to the US Census Bureau’s 2020–2024 American Community Survey.

That is across 390 rented homes; gross rent is the contract rent plus the utilities and fuels a renter pays separately.

In Edgemere, the median gross rent went from $1,333 in 2015–2019 to $1,300 in 2020–2024 (−2.5%).

Prices (CPI-U) rose 22.7% over the same years, so it fell after inflation as well.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Median gross rent: $1,300 (±$171)
Rented homes: 390 (±113)
$2,000 or more: 10.8%
Since 2015–2019: −2.5%

How much rent costs in Edgemere

Share of rented homes in each gross-rent range, 2020–2024
Monthly gross rent	Edgemere	Baltimore County	Maryland	United States
Less than $500	15.4% (±15.0 points)	2.9%	5.5%	6.3%
$500 to $999	15.1% (±17.1 points)	7.1%	9.2%	20.2%
$1,000 to $1,499	39.0% (±18.9 points)	30.8%	22.9%	28.1%
$1,500 to $1,999	19.7% (±15.1 points)	36.1%	30.1%	21.1%
$2,000 to $2,499	10.8% (±9.6 points)	15.0%	18.3%	12.0%
$2,500 to $2,999	0.0% (±10.3 points)	4.8%	7.7%	5.5%
$3,000 or more	0.0% (±10.3 points)	3.4%	6.2%	6.8%

The most common range is $1,000 to $1,499, paid by 39.0% of renting households.

10.8% of rented homes in Edgemere cost $2,000 or more a month.

Edgemere against Baltimore County, its state and the nation

Estimate (90% margin of error)
	Edgemere	Baltimore County	Maryland	United States
Median gross rent	$1,300 (±$171)	$1,627 (±$17)	$1,705 (±$8)	$1,413
Rented homes paying rent	390 (±113)	109,114 (±2,172)	739,486 (±6,659)	42,849,984

In Edgemere, median gross rent is lower than in Baltimore County ($1,627).

It is also lower than in Maryland ($1,705).

It is not measurably different from the national figure ($1,413).

In Baltimore County, Edgemere ranks 30 of 31 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest median gross rent.

Statewide, it ranks 269 of 342.

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

How rent in Edgemere 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	$1,333 (±$76)	$1,300 (±$171)	−2.5%	Down after inflation
Households that rent	24.4% (±4.5 points)	11.7% (±3.1 points)	−12.7 percentage points	Measurable decrease
Rental vacancy rate	3.7% (±4.2 points)	1.6% (±2.9 points)	−2.1 percentage points	Not a measurable change

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 Edgemere

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Edgemere
Place	Distance	Median gross rent	Compared with this place
Edgemere	—	$1,300 (±$171)	—
Dundalk	3.8 mi	$1,473 (±$47)	Not measurably different
Riviera Beach	5.4 mi	$1,972 (±$370)	Higher
Essex	5.6 mi	$1,319 (±$39)	Not measurably different
Pasadena	7.1 mi	$2,393 (±$112)	Higher
Bowleys Quarters	7.5 mi	$1,747 (±$65)	Higher
Rosedale	7.9 mi	$1,378 (±$79)	Not measurably different
Middle River	8.3 mi	$1,636 (±$87)	Higher
Brooklyn Park	8.8 mi	$1,379 (±$220)	Not measurably different

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Riviera Beach, MD ($1,972), Pasadena, MD ($2,393), Bowleys Quarters, MD ($1,747).

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

Median gross rent across Baltimore County, place by place

Rank	Place	Median gross rent
24	Lansdowne	$1,427 (±$630)
25	Lutherville	$1,423 (±$54)
26	Baltimore Highlands	$1,392 (±$65)
27	Rosedale	$1,378 (±$79)
28	Essex	$1,319 (±$39)
29	Arbutus	$1,318 (±$227)
30	Edgemere	$1,300 (±$171)
31	Kingsville	$721 (±$21)

Showing 8 of 31 places in Baltimore County, ranked from highest to lowest.

Edgemere 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 Edgemere

What is the average rent in Edgemere, MD?

The Census Bureau publishes the median rather than the average: the median gross rent in Edgemere is $1,300 (±$171) 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 Edgemere?

In Edgemere, the median gross rent went from $1,333 in 2015–2019 to $1,300 in 2020–2024 (−2.5%).

Prices (CPI-U) rose 22.7% over the same years, so it fell after inflation as well.

How many rentals in Edgemere cost more than $2,000 a month?

10.8% of rented homes in Edgemere have a gross rent of $2,000 or more a month, and 15.4% cost less than $500.

Is rent in Edgemere higher than in Baltimore County?

In Edgemere, median gross rent is lower than in Baltimore County ($1,627).

It is also lower than in Maryland ($1,705).

It is not measurably different from 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 Edgemere CDP, Maryland (place:24950, 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.