What is the median rent in Lake Shore, MD?

Name: Median rent in Lake Shore, MD, 2020–2024
Creator: US Census Bureau
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The median gross rent in Lake Shore, MD is $1,806 (±$141) a month, according to the US Census Bureau’s 2020–2024 American Community Survey.

That is across 608 rented homes; gross rent is the contract rent plus the utilities and fuels a renter pays separately.

In Lake Shore, the median gross rent went from $1,737 in 2015–2019 to $1,806 in 2020–2024 (+4.0%).

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: $1,806 (±$141)
Rented homes: 608 (±190)
$2,000 or more: 33.9%
Since 2015–2019: +4.0%

How much rent costs in Lake Shore

Share of rented homes in each gross-rent range, 2020–2024
Monthly gross rent	Lake Shore	Anne Arundel County	Maryland	United States
Less than $500	0.0% (±6.7 points)	2.5%	5.5%	6.3%
$500 to $999	8.7% (±10.5 points)	4.3%	9.2%	20.2%
$1,000 to $1,499	15.8% (±10.9 points)	13.1%	22.9%	28.1%
$1,500 to $1,999	41.6% (±16.7 points)	25.9%	30.1%	21.1%
$2,000 to $2,499	26.5% (±11.3 points)	29.0%	18.3%	12.0%
$2,500 to $2,999	1.3% (±2.7 points)	15.6%	7.7%	5.5%
$3,000 or more	6.1% (±7.4 points)	9.5%	6.2%	6.8%

The most common range is $1,500 to $1,999, paid by 41.6% of renting households.

33.9% of rented homes in Lake Shore cost $2,000 or more a month.

Lake Shore against Anne Arundel County, its state and the nation

Estimate (90% margin of error)
	Lake Shore	Anne Arundel County	Maryland	United States
Median gross rent	$1,806 (±$141)	$2,071 (±$29)	$1,705 (±$8)	$1,413
Rented homes paying rent	608 (±190)	54,019 (±1,699)	739,486 (±6,659)	42,849,984

In Lake Shore, median gross rent is lower than in Anne Arundel County ($2,071).

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

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

In Anne Arundel County, Lake Shore ranks 25 of 28 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest median gross rent.

Statewide, it ranks 153 of 342.

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

How rent in Lake Shore 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	$1,737 (±$307)	$1,806 (±$141)	+4.0%	No measurable change after inflation
Households that rent	10.1% (±2.9 points)	9.1% (±2.9 points)	−1.0 percentage points	Not a measurable change
Rental vacancy rate	0.0% (±4.5 points)	30.2% (±20.4 points)	+30.2 percentage points	Measurable increase

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 Lake Shore

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Lake Shore
Place	Distance	Median gross rent	Compared with this place
Lake Shore	—	$1,806 (±$141)	—
Arnold	3.5 mi	$2,158 (±$118)	Higher
Severna Park	4.1 mi	$1,699 (±$270)	Not measurably different
Cape St. Claire	4.1 mi	$2,031 (±$309)	Not measurably different
Herald Harbor	5.4 mi	$2,481 (±$421)	Higher
Riviera Beach	5.4 mi	$1,972 (±$370)	Not measurably different
Pasadena	5.8 mi	$2,393 (±$112)	Higher
Arden on the Severn	6.0 mi	$2,139 (±$852)	Not measurably different
Naval Academy	7.4 mi	$2,918 (±$344)	Higher

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Arnold, MD ($2,158), Herald Harbor, MD ($2,481), Pasadena, MD ($2,393).

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

Median gross rent across Anne Arundel County, place by place

Rank	Place	Median gross rent
19	Linthicum	$2,066 (±$158)
20	Cape St. Claire	$2,031 (±$309)
21	Ferndale	$2,022 (±$142)
22	Riviera Beach	$1,972 (±$370)
23	Riva	$1,875 (±$949)
24	Annapolis	$1,860 (±$109)
25	Lake Shore	$1,806 (±$141)
26	Severna Park	$1,699 (±$270)
27	Glen Burnie	$1,648 (±$35)
28	Brooklyn Park	$1,379 (±$220)

Showing 10 of 28 places in Anne Arundel County, ranked from highest to lowest.

Lake Shore 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 Lake Shore

What is the average rent in Lake Shore, MD?

The Census Bureau publishes the median rather than the average: the median gross rent in Lake Shore is $1,806 (±$141) 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 Lake Shore?

In Lake Shore, the median gross rent went from $1,737 in 2015–2019 to $1,806 in 2020–2024 (+4.0%).

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 Lake Shore cost more than $2,000 a month?

33.9% of rented homes in Lake Shore have a gross rent of $2,000 or more a month, and 0.0% cost less than $500.

Is rent in Lake Shore higher than in Anne Arundel County?

In Lake Shore, median gross rent is lower than in Anne Arundel County ($2,071).

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 Lake Shore CDP, Maryland (place:44975, 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.