How many renters in Solomons, MD pay more than 30% of their income on rent?

Name: Rent burden in Solomons, MD, 2020–2024
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76.3% (±19.9 points) of renting households in Solomons, MD spend 30% or more of their household income on gross rent (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

76.3% spend 35% or more.

The median renting household spends 48.6% of its income on rent.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Paying 30% or more: 76.3% (±19.9 points)
Paying 35% or more: 76.3% (±15.9 points)
Median share of income: 48.6% (±10.8 points)

Rent as a share of income in Solomons

Renting households by gross rent as a percentage of household income, 2020–2024
Share of income spent on rent	Solomons	Calvert County	Maryland	United States
Less than 15%	0.0% (±11.9 points)	18.4%	11.5%	12.6%
15% to 19.9%	0.0% (±11.9 points)	10.9%	12.0%	12.2%
20% to 24.9%	11.4% (±13.0 points)	14.8%	13.1%	12.6%
25% to 29.9%	12.3% (±10.8 points)	8.2%	11.9%	11.5%
30% to 34.9%	0.0% (±11.9 points)	5.4%	9.2%	9.2%
35% or more	76.3% (±15.9 points)	42.4%	42.3%	41.9%

Households whose income could not be measured against their rent (for example, those reporting no income) are left out of these shares, as the Census Bureau leaves them out.

Solomons against Calvert County, its state and the nation

Estimate (90% margin of error)
	Solomons	Calvert County	Maryland	United States
Paying 30% or more	76.3% (±19.9 points)	47.8% (±7.3 points)	51.5% (±0.7 points)	51.1%
Paying 35% or more	76.3% (±15.9 points)	42.4% (±6.8 points)	42.3% (±0.6 points)	41.9%
Median share of income	48.6% (±10.8 points)	28.6% (±4.6 points)	30.8% (±0.4 points)	30.6%
Median renter household income	$80,313 (±$36,370)	$73,333 (±$13,211)	$62,703 (±$866)	$52,966
Median gross rent	$3,189 (±$180)	$1,759 (±$81)	$1,705 (±$8)	$1,413

In Solomons, the share of renters paying 30% or more of income is higher than in Calvert County (47.8%).

It is also higher than in Maryland (51.5%).

It is higher than the national figure (51.1%).

In Calvert County, Solomons ranks 1 of 12 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest share of renters paying 30% or more of income.

Statewide, it ranks 28 of 383.

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

Renters paying 30% or more of income in places near Solomons

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Solomons
Place	Distance	Renters paying 30% or more of income	Compared with this place
Solomons	—	76.3% (±19.9 points)	—
Drum Point	1.5 mi	17.4% (±37.5 points)	Lower
Lusby	2.1 mi	35.4% (±31.2 points)	Lower
Chesapeake Ranch Estates	2.7 mi	30.0% (±28.9 points)	Lower
California	3.3 mi	32.4% (±12.9 points)	Lower
Wildewood	5.2 mi	48.5% (±17.5 points)	Lower
Lexington Park	6.3 mi	51.8% (±11.6 points)	Lower
Long Beach	8.3 mi	66.7% (±51.4 points)	Not measurably different
Calvert Beach	9.4 mi	0.0% (±70.7 points)	Lower

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Drum Point, MD (17.4%), Lusby, MD (35.4%), Chesapeake Ranch Estates, MD (30.0%).

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

Renters paying 30% or more of income across Calvert County, place by place

Rank	Place	Renters paying 30% or more of income
1	Solomons	76.3% (±19.9 points)
2	North Beach	74.8% (±12.3 points)
3	Long Beach	66.7% (±51.4 points)
4	Chesapeake Beach	58.4% (±21.2 points)
5	Prince Frederick	54.4% (±18.8 points)
6	Lusby	35.4% (±31.2 points)
7	Chesapeake Ranch Estates	30.0% (±28.9 points)

Showing 7 of 12 places in Calvert County, ranked from highest to lowest.

Solomons 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).

Margins of error are at the 90% confidence level.

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Questions about Solomons

Are renters in Solomons rent-burdened?

76.3% of renting households in Solomons pay 30% or more of their income in gross rent, the share housing researchers usually call rent-burdened (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

What share of income do renters in Solomons spend on rent?

The median renting household in Solomons, MD spends 48.6% (±10.8 points) of its household income on gross rent.

Sources

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DP04_0136E, DP04_0136M, DP04_0137PE, DP04_0137PM, DP04_0138PE, DP04_0138PM, DP04_0139PE, DP04_0139PM, DP04_0140PE, DP04_0140PM, DP04_0141PE, DP04_0141PM, DP04_0142PE, DP04_0142PM, B25071_001E, B25071_001M, B25119_003E, B25119_003M

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