Where rents are falling in the Baltimore area
Rents, 1-year change, September 2026 · Zillow ZORI (Sep 2026), seasonally adjusted (Zillow) · updated 2026-11-15
Rents fell over the past year in 5 of the 61 ZIP codes in the Baltimore area with figures; the median change was +2.9%.
The largest fall was 0.9% in ZIP code 21144 (Severn, MD).
Rents rose 2.8% across the Baltimore area and rose 2.9% nationally over the same 12 months.
Where rents are falling in the Baltimore area: the 5
| Rank | ZIP code | Rents, 1-year change | Typical rent (monthly) | Home values, 1-year change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 21144Severn, MD | −0.9% | $2,234 | +1.3% |
| 2 | 21042Ellicott City, MD | −0.8% | $2,929 | +1.5% |
| 3 | 21210Roland Park, Baltimore, MD | −0.8% | $1,750 | +3.4% |
| 4 | 21220Middle River, MD | −0.8% | $1,708 | +0.3% |
| 5 | 21201Downtown, Baltimore, MD | −0.7% | $1,474 | +0.3% |
- Under +0.5%
- +0.5% to +2.5%
- +2.5% to +4.0%
- +4.0% to +5.0%
- +5.0% or more
- Not ranked
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- Baltimore metro area: all figures
Where rents are falling in other metro areas
- New York, NY
- Los Angeles, CA
- Chicago, IL
- Dallas, TX
- Houston, TX
- Atlanta, GA
- Washington, DC
- Miami, FL
- Philadelphia, PA
- Phoenix, AZ
- Boston, MA
- Seattle, WA
- Minneapolis, MN
- Tampa, FL
- San Diego, CA
- Denver, CO
- Orlando, FL
- Charlotte, NC
- San Antonio, TX
- Austin, TX
- Portland, OR
- Sacramento, CA
- Las Vegas, NV
- Cincinnati, OH
- Nashville, TN
- Louisville, KY
- Memphis, TN
- Salt Lake City, UT
Source and method
Rents, 1-year change: Zillow ZORI (Sep 2026), seasonally adjusted (Zillow); figures for September 2026. ZIP codes with at least 1,000 residents and a published figure are ranked (61 of them in the Baltimore area). This page lists only the 5 where the figure fell. The metro area is the Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD metropolitan statistical area. Place names for ZIP codes are the neighborhood or city the ZIP code mostly covers. Compiled by Home Economics.
Zillow's "typical" home value and rent are index values for the middle of the market (the Zillow Home Value Index and Observed Rent Index), not median sale prices or asking rents. One-year changes are over the 12 months to September 2026. Income and population come from the Census Bureau's American Community Survey and carry sampling error, most of all in small places.