What is the median rent in Silver Hill, MD?

Name: Median rent in Silver Hill, MD, 2020–2024
Creator: US Census Bureau
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The median gross rent in Silver Hill, MD is $1,523 (±$124) a month, according to the US Census Bureau’s 2020–2024 American Community Survey.

That is across 2,011 rented homes; gross rent is the contract rent plus the utilities and fuels a renter pays separately.

In Silver Hill, the median gross rent went from $1,468 in 2015–2019 to $1,523 in 2020–2024 (+3.7%).

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: $1,523 (±$124)
Rented homes: 2,011 (±348)
$2,000 or more: 15.1%
Since 2015–2019: +3.7%

How much rent costs in Silver Hill

Share of rented homes in each gross-rent range, 2020–2024
Monthly gross rent	Silver Hill	Prince George's County	Maryland	United States
Less than $500	11.2% (±9.5 points)	2.8%	5.5%	6.3%
$500 to $999	6.6% (±3.5 points)	3.3%	9.2%	20.2%
$1,000 to $1,499	30.5% (±9.7 points)	20.2%	22.9%	28.1%
$1,500 to $1,999	36.5% (±11.0 points)	39.7%	30.1%	21.1%
$2,000 to $2,499	10.9% (±6.8 points)	20.4%	18.3%	12.0%
$2,500 to $2,999	3.6% (±3.5 points)	8.1%	7.7%	5.5%
$3,000 or more	0.6% (±1.0 points)	5.6%	6.2%	6.8%

The most common range is $1,500 to $1,999, paid by 36.5% of renting households.

15.1% of rented homes in Silver Hill cost $2,000 or more a month.

Silver Hill against Prince George's County, its state and the nation

Estimate (90% margin of error)
	Silver Hill	Prince George's County	Maryland	United States
Median gross rent	$1,523 (±$124)	$1,799 (±$14)	$1,705 (±$8)	$1,413
Rented homes paying rent	2,011 (±348)	127,783 (±2,352)	739,486 (±6,659)	42,849,984

In Silver Hill, median gross rent is lower than in Prince George's County ($1,799).

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

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

In Prince George's County, Silver Hill ranks 64 of 72 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest median gross rent.

Statewide, it ranks 224 of 342.

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

How rent in Silver Hill 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	$1,468 (±$53)	$1,523 (±$124)	+3.7%	Down after inflation
Households that rent	62.8% (±5.2 points)	79.5% (±5.6 points)	+16.7 percentage points	Measurable increase
Rental vacancy rate	8.8% (±5.2 points)	11.8% (±6.7 points)	+3.0 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 Silver Hill

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Silver Hill
Place	Distance	Median gross rent	Compared with this place
Silver Hill	—	$1,523 (±$124)	—
Suitland	1.1 mi	$1,707 (±$47)	Higher
Marlow Heights	1.3 mi	$1,657 (±$86)	Not measurably different
Hillcrest Heights	1.7 mi	$1,545 (±$117)	Not measurably different
Temple Hills	2.1 mi	$1,811 (±$109)	Higher
Coral Hills	2.4 mi	$1,788 (±$115)	Higher
Camp Springs	2.6 mi	$2,231 (±$88)	Higher
Morningside	2.8 mi	$2,464 (±$775)	Higher
Glassmanor	2.8 mi	$1,567 (±$125)	Not measurably different

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Suitland, MD ($1,707), Temple Hills, MD ($1,811), Coral Hills, MD ($1,788).

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

Median gross rent across Prince George's County, place by place

Rank	Place	Median gross rent
58	Glenarden	$1,620 (±$211)
59	Brentwood	$1,600 (±$231)
60	Baden	$1,571 (±$960)
61	Glassmanor	$1,567 (±$125)
62	Cottage City	$1,565 (±$529)
63	Hillcrest Heights	$1,545 (±$117)
64	Silver Hill	$1,523 (±$124)
65	Forest Heights	$1,484 (±$901)
66	Mount Rainier	$1,457 (±$63)
67	Seat Pleasant	$1,391 (±$591)
68	District Heights	$1,379 (±$378)
69	Capitol Heights	$1,306 (±$288)
70	Melwood	$1,233 (±$635)

Showing 13 of 72 places in Prince George's County, ranked from highest to lowest.

Silver Hill 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 Silver Hill

What is the average rent in Silver Hill, MD?

The Census Bureau publishes the median rather than the average: the median gross rent in Silver Hill is $1,523 (±$124) 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 Silver Hill?

In Silver Hill, the median gross rent went from $1,468 in 2015–2019 to $1,523 in 2020–2024 (+3.7%).

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 Silver Hill cost more than $2,000 a month?

15.1% of rented homes in Silver Hill have a gross rent of $2,000 or more a month, and 11.2% cost less than $500.

Is rent in Silver Hill higher than in Prince George's County?

In Silver Hill, median gross rent is lower than in Prince George's County ($1,799).

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 Silver Hill CDP, Maryland (place:72350, 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.