What is the median rent in Forest Glen, MD?

Name: Median rent in Forest Glen, MD, 2020–2024
Creator: US Census Bureau
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The median gross rent in Forest Glen, MD is $1,582 (±$465) a month, according to the US Census Bureau’s 2020–2024 American Community Survey.

That is across 824 rented homes; gross rent is the contract rent plus the utilities and fuels a renter pays separately.

In Forest Glen, the median gross rent went from $1,550 in 2015–2019 to $1,582 in 2020–2024 (+2.1%).

Prices (CPI-U) rose 22.7% over the same years; the change is not measurably different from the rise in prices.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Median gross rent: $1,582 (±$465)
Rented homes: 824 (±320)
$2,000 or more: 12.5%
Since 2015–2019: +2.1%

How much rent costs in Forest Glen

Share of rented homes in each gross-rent range, 2020–2024
Monthly gross rent	Forest Glen	Montgomery County	Maryland	United States
Less than $500	26.0% (±17.4 points)	3.0%	5.5%	6.3%
$500 to $999	14.4% (±10.7 points)	3.1%	9.2%	20.2%
$1,000 to $1,499	2.2% (±3.7 points)	9.3%	22.9%	28.1%
$1,500 to $1,999	44.9% (±17.9 points)	31.1%	30.1%	21.1%
$2,000 to $2,499	1.7% (±3.7 points)	26.3%	18.3%	12.0%
$2,500 to $2,999	0.0% (±5.0 points)	12.7%	7.7%	5.5%
$3,000 or more	10.8% (±7.8 points)	14.6%	6.2%	6.8%

The most common range is $1,500 to $1,999, paid by 44.9% of renting households.

12.5% of rented homes in Forest Glen cost $2,000 or more a month.

Forest Glen against Montgomery County, its state and the nation

Estimate (90% margin of error)
	Forest Glen	Montgomery County	Maryland	United States
Median gross rent	$1,582 (±$465)	$2,068 (±$20)	$1,705 (±$8)	$1,413
Rented homes paying rent	824 (±320)	131,161 (±2,450)	739,486 (±6,659)	42,849,984

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

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

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

In Montgomery County, Forest Glen ranks 50 of 53 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest median gross rent.

Statewide, it ranks 213 of 342.

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

How rent in Forest Glen 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	$1,550 (±$167)	$1,582 (±$465)	+2.1%	No measurable change after inflation
Households that rent	41.0% (±7.1 points)	33.7% (±9.6 points)	−7.3 percentage points	Not a measurable change
Rental vacancy rate	3.6% (±5.5 points)	3.8% (±6.0 points)	+0.2 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 Forest Glen

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Forest Glen
Place	Distance	Median gross rent	Compared with this place
Forest Glen	—	$1,582 (±$465)	—
South Kensington	1.2 mi	$3,479 (±$767)	Higher
Kensington	1.6 mi	$2,076 (±$239)	Not measurably different
Silver Spring	1.7 mi	$1,913 (±$42)	Not measurably different
Four Corners	1.9 mi	$2,554 (±$1,113)	Not measurably different
Chevy Chase View	1.9 mi	$3,500 or more	—
North Chevy Chase	1.9 mi	$3,472 (±$699)	Higher
Kemp Mill	2.0 mi	$2,177 (±$163)	Higher
North Kensington	2.0 mi	$1,828 (±$162)	Not measurably different

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: South Kensington, MD ($3,479), North Chevy Chase, MD ($3,472), Kemp Mill, MD ($2,177).

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
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)
50	Forest Glen	$1,582 (±$465)
51	Laytonsville	$1,438 (±$539)
52	Takoma Park	$1,432 (±$74)
53	Ashton-Sandy Spring	$1,369 (±$143)

Showing 10 of 53 places in Montgomery County, ranked from highest to lowest.

Forest Glen 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 Forest Glen

What is the average rent in Forest Glen, MD?

The Census Bureau publishes the median rather than the average: the median gross rent in Forest Glen is $1,582 (±$465) 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 Forest Glen?

In Forest Glen, the median gross rent went from $1,550 in 2015–2019 to $1,582 in 2020–2024 (+2.1%).

Prices (CPI-U) rose 22.7% over the same years; the change is not measurably different from the rise in prices.

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

12.5% of rented homes in Forest Glen have a gross rent of $2,000 or more a month, and 26.0% cost less than $500.

Is rent in Forest Glen higher than in Montgomery County?

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

It is not measurably different from 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 Forest Glen CDP, Maryland (place:28640, 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.