Cost of living in Howard County
Simple answer
A 2-bedroom fair-market rent is $2,006 a month.
That HUD number covers Howard County, Maryland, from October 2026 through September 2027. Towns in the county can still have different rents on the ground.
- Studio
- $1,523
- 1 bed
- $1,625
- 2 bed
- $2,006
- 3 bed
- $2,509
- 4 bed
- $2,789
This county is in the Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD area. BEA's 2024 price index there is 104.5 (U.S. = 100).
SNAP income limit in Maryland · Medicaid eligibility
Towns in this county
- Columbia · 104,338 people
- Ellicott City · 75,257 people
- Ilchester · 28,364 people
- Elkridge · 26,283 people
- North Laurel · 25,563 people
- Scaggsville · 10,564 people
- Savage · 8,239 people
- Fulton · 5,677 people