What is the median rent in White Marsh, MD?

Name: Median rent in White Marsh, MD, 2020–2024
Creator: US Census Bureau
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The median gross rent in White Marsh, MD is $1,982 (±$145) a month, according to the US Census Bureau’s 2020–2024 American Community Survey.

That is across 1,216 rented homes; gross rent is the contract rent plus the utilities and fuels a renter pays separately.

In White Marsh, the median gross rent went from $1,414 in 2015–2019 to $1,982 in 2020–2024 (+40.2%).

Prices (CPI-U) rose 22.7% over the same years, so it rose faster than prices: a measurable increase after inflation.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Median gross rent: $1,982 (±$145)
Rented homes: 1,216 (±269)
$2,000 or more: 48.5%
Since 2015–2019: +40.2%

How much rent costs in White Marsh

Share of rented homes in each gross-rent range, 2020–2024
Monthly gross rent	White Marsh	Baltimore County	Maryland	United States
Less than $500	0.9% (±1.4 points)	2.9%	5.5%	6.3%
$500 to $999	3.4% (±4.7 points)	7.1%	9.2%	20.2%
$1,000 to $1,499	8.6% (±6.5 points)	30.8%	22.9%	28.1%
$1,500 to $1,999	38.5% (±13.9 points)	36.1%	30.1%	21.1%
$2,000 to $2,499	42.4% (±12.4 points)	15.0%	18.3%	12.0%
$2,500 to $2,999	3.5% (±3.2 points)	4.8%	7.7%	5.5%
$3,000 or more	2.6% (±3.3 points)	3.4%	6.2%	6.8%

The most common range is $2,000 to $2,499, paid by 42.4% of renting households.

48.5% of rented homes in White Marsh cost $2,000 or more a month.

White Marsh against Baltimore County, its state and the nation

Estimate (90% margin of error)
	White Marsh	Baltimore County	Maryland	United States
Median gross rent	$1,982 (±$145)	$1,627 (±$17)	$1,705 (±$8)	$1,413
Rented homes paying rent	1,216 (±269)	109,114 (±2,172)	739,486 (±6,659)	42,849,984

In White Marsh, median gross rent is higher than in Baltimore County ($1,627).

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

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

In Baltimore County, White Marsh ranks 2 of 31 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest median gross rent.

Statewide, it ranks 117 of 342.

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

How rent in White Marsh 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	$1,414 (±$43)	$1,982 (±$145)	+40.2%	Up after inflation
Households that rent	21.3% (±3.2 points)	28.6% (±5.6 points)	+7.3 percentage points	Measurable increase
Rental vacancy rate	7.6% (±6.2 points)	6.5% (±6.2 points)	−1.1 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 White Marsh

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with White Marsh
Place	Distance	Median gross rent	Compared with this place
White Marsh	—	$1,982 (±$145)	—
Rossville	2.0 mi	$1,667 (±$105)	Lower
Perry Hall	2.0 mi	$1,706 (±$87)	Lower
Honeygo	2.2 mi	$2,500 (±$1,733)	Not measurably different
Middle River	3.3 mi	$1,636 (±$87)	Lower
Overlea	3.4 mi	$1,473 (±$174)	Lower
Carney	3.8 mi	$1,793 (±$63)	Lower
Rosedale	4.6 mi	$1,378 (±$79)	Lower
Parkville	5.0 mi	$1,526 (±$82)	Lower

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Rossville, MD ($1,667), Perry Hall, MD ($1,706), Middle River, MD ($1,636).

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

Median gross rent across Baltimore County, place by place

Rank	Place	Median gross rent
1	Honeygo	$2,500 (±$1,733)
2	White Marsh	$1,982 (±$145)
3	Garrison	$1,952 (±$146)
4	Owings Mills	$1,841 (±$50)
5	Timonium	$1,836 (±$121)
6	Carney	$1,793 (±$63)
7	Towson	$1,764 (±$42)
8	Bowleys Quarters	$1,747 (±$65)

Showing 8 of 31 places in Baltimore County, ranked from highest to lowest.

White Marsh 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 White Marsh

What is the average rent in White Marsh, MD?

The Census Bureau publishes the median rather than the average: the median gross rent in White Marsh is $1,982 (±$145) 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 White Marsh?

In White Marsh, the median gross rent went from $1,414 in 2015–2019 to $1,982 in 2020–2024 (+40.2%).

Prices (CPI-U) rose 22.7% over the same years, so it rose faster than prices: a measurable increase after inflation.

How many rentals in White Marsh cost more than $2,000 a month?

48.5% of rented homes in White Marsh have a gross rent of $2,000 or more a month, and 0.9% cost less than $500.

Is rent in White Marsh higher than in Baltimore County?

In White Marsh, median gross rent is higher than in Baltimore County ($1,627).

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 White Marsh CDP, Maryland (place:84350, 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.