What is the median rent in Middletown, MD?

The median gross rent in Middletown, MD is $1,813 (±$235) a month, according to the US Census Bureau’s 2020–2024 American Community Survey.

That is across 315 rented homes; gross rent is the contract rent plus the utilities and fuels a renter pays separately.

In Middletown, the median gross rent went from $1,366 in 2015–2019 to $1,813 in 2020–2024 (+32.7%).

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 .

Median gross rent
$1,813 (±$235)
Rented homes
315 (±105)
$2,000 or more
36.8%
Since 2015–2019
+32.7%

How much rent costs in Middletown

Share of rented homes in each gross-rent range, 2020–2024
Monthly gross rentMiddletownFrederick CountyMarylandUnited States
Less than $5000.0% (±12.6 points)4.7%5.5%6.3%
$500 to $9993.8% (±5.5 points)9.3%9.2%20.2%
$1,000 to $1,49924.1% (±14.9 points)18.7%22.9%28.1%
$1,500 to $1,99935.2% (±17.8 points)31.6%30.1%21.1%
$2,000 to $2,4997.0% (±5.3 points)21.2%18.3%12.0%
$2,500 to $2,99929.8% (±18.4 points)9.2%7.7%5.5%
$3,000 or more0.0% (±12.6 points)5.4%6.2%6.8%

The most common range is $1,500 to $1,999, paid by 35.2% of renting households.

36.8% of rented homes in Middletown cost $2,000 or more a month.

Middletown against Frederick County, its state and the nation

Estimate (90% margin of error)
MiddletownFrederick CountyMarylandUnited States
Median gross rent$1,813 (±$235)$1,774 (±$37)$1,705 (±$8)$1,413
Rented homes paying rent315 (±105)23,129 (±948)739,486 (±6,659)42,849,984

In Middletown, median gross rent is not measurably different from Frederick County ($1,774).

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

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

In Frederick County, Middletown ranks 7 of 18 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest median gross rent.

Statewide, it ranks 149 of 342.

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

How rent in Middletown has changed since 2015–2019

2015–2019 and 2020–2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates
2015–20192020–2024Amount of changeVerdict
Median gross rent$1,366 (±$78)$1,813 (±$235)+32.7%No measurable change after inflation
Households that rent18.6% (±5.7 points)18.3% (±5.9 points)−0.3 percentage pointsNot a measurable change
Rental vacancy rate7.9% (±12.5 points)0.0% (±12.6 points)−7.9 percentage pointsNot 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 Middletown

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Middletown
PlaceDistanceMedian gross rentCompared with this place
Middletown—$1,813 (±$235)—
Myersville5.1 mi$1,759 (±$66)Not measurably different
Jefferson5.3 mi$1,379 (±$125)Lower
Burkittsville5.9 mi$1,021 (±$355)Lower
Frederick6.5 mi$1,764 (±$39)Not measurably different
Ballenger Creek7.4 mi$1,987 (±$134)Not measurably different
Boonsboro8.4 mi$1,438 (±$605)Not measurably different
Walkersville9.4 mi$1,481 (±$192)Lower
Brunswick9.8 mi$1,217 (±$214)Lower

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Jefferson, MD ($1,379), Burkittsville, MD ($1,021), Walkersville, MD ($1,481).

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

Median gross rent across Frederick County, place by place

RankPlaceMedian gross rent
1Buckeystown$3,500 or more
2Green Valley$3,000 (±$2,251)
3Urbana$2,649 (±$98)
4Linganore$2,523 (±$316)
5New Market$2,136 (±$546)
6Ballenger Creek$1,987 (±$134)
7Middletown$1,813 (±$235)
8Frederick$1,764 (±$39)
9Myersville$1,759 (±$66)
10Spring Ridge$1,667 (±$261)
11Bartonsville$1,609 (±$1,277)
12Walkersville$1,481 (±$192)
13Jefferson$1,379 (±$125)

Showing 13 of 18 places in Frederick County, ranked from highest to lowest.

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 Middletown

What is the average rent in Middletown, MD?

The Census Bureau publishes the median rather than the average: the median gross rent in Middletown is $1,813 (±$235) 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 Middletown?

In Middletown, the median gross rent went from $1,366 in 2015–2019 to $1,813 in 2020–2024 (+32.7%).

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 Middletown cost more than $2,000 a month?

36.8% of rented homes in Middletown have a gross rent of $2,000 or more a month, and 0.0% cost less than $500.

Is rent in Middletown higher than in Frederick County?

In Middletown, median gross rent is not measurably different from Frederick County ($1,774).

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 Middletown town, Maryland (place:52425, 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.

Figures last updated on .

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