What is the median rent in Summerfield, MD?

The median gross rent in Summerfield, MD is $2,091 (±$108) a month, according to the US Census Bureau’s 2020–2024 American Community Survey.

That is across 2,924 rented homes; gross rent is the contract rent plus the utilities and fuels a renter pays separately.

In Summerfield, the median gross rent went from $1,752 in 2015–2019 to $2,091 in 2020–2024 (+19.3%).

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
$2,091 (±$108)
Rented homes
2,924 (±398)
$2,000 or more
56.2%
Since 2015–2019
+19.3%

How much rent costs in Summerfield

Share of rented homes in each gross-rent range, 2020–2024
Monthly gross rentSummerfieldPrince George's CountyMarylandUnited States
Less than $5000.0% (±1.4 points)2.8%5.5%6.3%
$500 to $9998.6% (±5.2 points)3.3%9.2%20.2%
$1,000 to $1,4994.8% (±2.8 points)20.2%22.9%28.1%
$1,500 to $1,99930.4% (±7.9 points)39.7%30.1%21.1%
$2,000 to $2,49934.2% (±8.9 points)20.4%18.3%12.0%
$2,500 to $2,99917.1% (±5.7 points)8.1%7.7%5.5%
$3,000 or more4.9% (±3.0 points)5.6%6.2%6.8%

The most common range is $2,000 to $2,499, paid by 34.2% of renting households.

56.2% of rented homes in Summerfield cost $2,000 or more a month.

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

Estimate (90% margin of error)
SummerfieldPrince George's CountyMarylandUnited States
Median gross rent$2,091 (±$108)$1,799 (±$14)$1,705 (±$8)$1,413
Rented homes paying rent2,924 (±398)127,783 (±2,352)739,486 (±6,659)42,849,984

In Summerfield, median gross rent is higher than in Prince George's County ($1,799).

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

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

In Prince George's County, Summerfield ranks 25 of 72 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest median gross rent.

Statewide, it ranks 94 of 342.

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

How rent in Summerfield has changed since 2015–2019

2015–2019 and 2020–2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates
2015–20192020–2024Amount of changeVerdict
Median gross rent$1,752 (±$51)$2,091 (±$108)+19.3%No measurable change after inflation
Households that rent55.6% (±3.5 points)52.7% (±5.8 points)−2.9 percentage pointsNot a measurable change
Rental vacancy rate7.5% (±3.7 points)6.6% (±4.1 points)−0.9 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 Summerfield

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Summerfield
PlaceDistanceMedian gross rentCompared with this place
Summerfield—$2,091 (±$108)—
Peppermill Village1.3 mi$845 (±$341)Lower
Landover1.7 mi$1,735 (±$55)Lower
Glenarden1.8 mi$1,620 (±$211)Lower
Seat Pleasant1.8 mi$1,391 (±$591)Lower
Cedar Heights2.0 mi$1,800 (±$85)Lower
Lake Arbor2.1 mi$2,431 (±$150)Higher
Walker Mill2.2 mi$1,661 (±$173)Lower
Largo2.7 mi$2,180 (±$117)Not measurably different

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Peppermill Village, MD ($845), Landover, MD ($1,735), Glenarden, MD ($1,620).

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Lake Arbor, MD ($2,431).

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

RankPlaceMedian gross rent
19National Harbor$2,271 (±$645)
20Camp Springs$2,231 (±$88)
21Colmar Manor$2,222 (±$1,149)
22Westphalia$2,193 (±$532)
23Largo$2,180 (±$117)
24North Brentwood$2,107 (±$932)
25Summerfield$2,091 (±$108)
26West Laurel$2,071 (±$699)
27Lanham$2,050 (±$354)
28Marlton$2,026 (±$200)
29Beltsville$1,963 (±$103)
30College Park$1,912 (±$219)
31Cheverly$1,907 (±$128)

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

Summerfield 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 Summerfield

What is the average rent in Summerfield, MD?

The Census Bureau publishes the median rather than the average: the median gross rent in Summerfield is $2,091 (±$108) 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 Summerfield?

In Summerfield, the median gross rent went from $1,752 in 2015–2019 to $2,091 in 2020–2024 (+19.3%).

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 Summerfield cost more than $2,000 a month?

56.2% of rented homes in Summerfield have a gross rent of $2,000 or more a month, and 0.0% cost less than $500.

Is rent in Summerfield higher than in Prince George's County?

In Summerfield, median gross rent is higher than in Prince George's County ($1,799).

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 Summerfield CDP, Maryland (place:75810, 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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