What is the median rent in Silver Spring, MD?

Name: Median rent in Silver Spring, MD, 2020–2024
Creator: US Census Bureau
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The median gross rent in Silver Spring, MD is $1,913 (±$42) a month, according to the US Census Bureau’s 2020–2024 American Community Survey.

That is across 20,700 rented homes; gross rent is the contract rent plus the utilities and fuels a renter pays separately.

In Silver Spring, the median gross rent went from $1,665 in 2015–2019 to $1,913 in 2020–2024 (+14.9%).

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: $1,913 (±$42)
Rented homes: 20,700 (±902)
$2,000 or more: 43.3%
Since 2015–2019: +14.9%

How much rent costs in Silver Spring

Share of rented homes in each gross-rent range, 2020–2024
Monthly gross rent	Silver Spring	Montgomery County	Maryland	United States
Less than $500	2.2% (±0.9 points)	3.0%	5.5%	6.3%
$500 to $999	1.0% (±0.6 points)	3.1%	9.2%	20.2%
$1,000 to $1,499	14.7% (±2.3 points)	9.3%	22.9%	28.1%
$1,500 to $1,999	38.8% (±3.2 points)	31.1%	30.1%	21.1%
$2,000 to $2,499	25.3% (±3.1 points)	26.3%	18.3%	12.0%
$2,500 to $2,999	11.0% (±1.9 points)	12.7%	7.7%	5.5%
$3,000 or more	7.0% (±1.9 points)	14.6%	6.2%	6.8%

The most common range is $1,500 to $1,999, paid by 38.8% of renting households.

43.3% of rented homes in Silver Spring cost $2,000 or more a month.

Silver Spring against Montgomery County, its state and the nation

Estimate (90% margin of error)
	Silver Spring	Montgomery County	Maryland	United States
Median gross rent	$1,913 (±$42)	$2,068 (±$20)	$1,705 (±$8)	$1,413
Rented homes paying rent	20,700 (±902)	131,161 (±2,450)	739,486 (±6,659)	42,849,984

In Silver Spring, 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, Silver Spring ranks 42 of 53 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest median gross rent.

Statewide, it ranks 126 of 342.

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

How rent in Silver Spring 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	$1,665 (±$20)	$1,913 (±$42)	+14.9%	Down after inflation
Households that rent	64.3% (±1.4 points)	61.7% (±1.7 points)	−2.6 percentage points	Measurable decrease
Rental vacancy rate	4.8% (±1.5 points)	4.1% (±1.5 points)	−0.7 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 Spring

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Silver Spring
Place	Distance	Median gross rent	Compared with this place
Silver Spring	—	$1,913 (±$42)	—
Four Corners	1.6 mi	$2,554 (±$1,113)	Not measurably different
Forest Glen	1.7 mi	$1,582 (±$465)	Not measurably different
Takoma Park	1.8 mi	$1,432 (±$74)	Lower
Langley Park	2.3 mi	$1,707 (±$48)	Lower
Burnt Mills	2.5 mi	$2,315 (±$537)	Not measurably different
South Kensington	2.6 mi	$3,479 (±$767)	Higher
Kemp Mill	2.7 mi	$2,177 (±$163)	Higher
North Chevy Chase	2.9 mi	$3,472 (±$699)	Higher

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Takoma Park, MD ($1,432), Langley Park, MD ($1,707).

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

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
36	Gaithersburg	$2,058 (±$66)
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)

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

Silver Spring 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 Spring

What is the average rent in Silver Spring, MD?

The Census Bureau publishes the median rather than the average: the median gross rent in Silver Spring is $1,913 (±$42) 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 Spring?

In Silver Spring, the median gross rent went from $1,665 in 2015–2019 to $1,913 in 2020–2024 (+14.9%).

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 Spring cost more than $2,000 a month?

43.3% of rented homes in Silver Spring have a gross rent of $2,000 or more a month, and 2.2% cost less than $500.

Is rent in Silver Spring higher than in Montgomery County?

In Silver Spring, 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 Silver Spring CDP, Maryland (place:72450, 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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