What is the median rent in Fairland, MD?

Name: Median rent in Fairland, MD, 2020–2024
Creator: US Census Bureau
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The median gross rent in Fairland, MD is $1,894 (±$66) a month, according to the US Census Bureau’s 2020–2024 American Community Survey.

That is across 5,126 rented homes; gross rent is the contract rent plus the utilities and fuels a renter pays separately.

In Fairland, the median gross rent went from $1,689 in 2015–2019 to $1,894 in 2020–2024 (+12.1%).

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

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Median gross rent: $1,894 (±$66)
Rented homes: 5,126 (±495)
$2,000 or more: 40.9%
Since 2015–2019: +12.1%

How much rent costs in Fairland

Share of rented homes in each gross-rent range, 2020–2024
Monthly gross rent	Fairland	Montgomery County	Maryland	United States
Less than $500	0.7% (±0.9 points)	3.0%	5.5%	6.3%
$500 to $999	9.0% (±4.8 points)	3.1%	9.2%	20.2%
$1,000 to $1,499	6.5% (±3.2 points)	9.3%	22.9%	28.1%
$1,500 to $1,999	42.8% (±6.8 points)	31.1%	30.1%	21.1%
$2,000 to $2,499	27.2% (±5.4 points)	26.3%	18.3%	12.0%
$2,500 to $2,999	9.7% (±5.4 points)	12.7%	7.7%	5.5%
$3,000 or more	4.0% (±2.3 points)	14.6%	6.2%	6.8%

The most common range is $1,500 to $1,999, paid by 42.8% of renting households.

40.9% of rented homes in Fairland cost $2,000 or more a month.

Fairland against Montgomery County, its state and the nation

Estimate (90% margin of error)
	Fairland	Montgomery County	Maryland	United States
Median gross rent	$1,894 (±$66)	$2,068 (±$20)	$1,705 (±$8)	$1,413
Rented homes paying rent	5,126 (±495)	131,161 (±2,450)	739,486 (±6,659)	42,849,984

In Fairland, median gross rent is lower than in Montgomery County ($2,068).

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

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

In Montgomery County, Fairland ranks 43 of 53 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest median gross rent.

Statewide, it ranks 130 of 342.

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

How rent in Fairland 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	$1,689 (±$38)	$1,894 (±$66)	+12.1%	Down after inflation
Households that rent	52.0% (±3.0 points)	54.0% (±4.1 points)	+2.0 percentage points	Not a measurable change
Rental vacancy rate	7.5% (±3.5 points)	0.4% (±0.6 points)	−7.1 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 Fairland

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Fairland
Place	Distance	Median gross rent	Compared with this place
Fairland	—	$1,894 (±$66)	—
Calverton	1.6 mi	$2,164 (±$316)	Not measurably different
Colesville	2.6 mi	$1,893 (±$446)	Not measurably different
Cloverly	2.8 mi	$2,129 (±$549)	Not measurably different
Konterra	2.8 mi	$2,972 (±$409)	Higher
Burtonsville	2.9 mi	$2,358 (±$161)	Higher
White Oak	3.1 mi	$1,808 (±$44)	Lower
Beltsville	3.3 mi	$1,963 (±$103)	Not measurably different
Hillandale	4.0 mi	$3,211 (±$138)	Higher

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: White Oak, MD ($1,808).

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Konterra, MD ($2,972), Burtonsville, MD ($2,358), Hillandale, MD ($3,211).

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

Median gross rent across Montgomery County, place by place

Rank	Place	Median gross rent
37	Leisure World	$2,054 (±$248)
38	Germantown	$2,040 (±$51)
39	Glenmont	$2,028 (±$136)
40 (tie)	Aspen Hill	$1,916 (±$94)
40 (tie)	Montgomery Village	$1,916 (±$96)
42	Silver Spring	$1,913 (±$42)
43	Fairland	$1,894 (±$66)
44	Colesville	$1,893 (±$446)
45	Poolesville	$1,831 (±$689)
46	North Kensington	$1,828 (±$162)
47	White Oak	$1,808 (±$44)
48	Damascus	$1,792 (±$98)
49	Derwood	$1,676 (±$1,076)

Showing 13 of 53 places in Montgomery County, ranked from highest to lowest.

Fairland 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 Fairland

What is the average rent in Fairland, MD?

The Census Bureau publishes the median rather than the average: the median gross rent in Fairland is $1,894 (±$66) 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 Fairland?

In Fairland, the median gross rent went from $1,689 in 2015–2019 to $1,894 in 2020–2024 (+12.1%).

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

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

40.9% of rented homes in Fairland have a gross rent of $2,000 or more a month, and 0.7% cost less than $500.

Is rent in Fairland higher than in Montgomery County?

In Fairland, median gross rent is lower than in Montgomery County ($2,068).

It is also higher than in 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 Fairland CDP, Maryland (place:27250, 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.