135 Apartments under $1,000 for rent in Middle River, MD
January 2020 Middle River Rent Report
Welcome to the January 2020 Middle River Rent Report. Middle River rents increased over the past month. In this report, we'll evaluate trends in the Middle River rental market, including comparisons to cities throughout the metro, state, and nation.
January 2020 Middle River Rent Report
Welcome to the January 2020 Middle River Rent Report. Middle River rents increased over the past month. In this report, we'll evaluate trends in the Middle River rental market, including comparisons to cities throughout the metro, state, and nation.
Middle River rents increased slightly over the past month
Middle River rents have increased 0.2% over the past month, but have decreased slightly by 0.1% in comparison to the same time last year. Currently, median rents in Middle River stand at $1,051 for a one-bedroom apartment and $1,319 for a two-bedroom. This is the third straight month that the city has seen rent increases after a decline in September. Middle River's year-over-year rent growth lags the state average of 1.2%, as well as the national average of 1.4%.
Rents rising across the Baltimore Metro
While rent prices have decreased in Middle River over the past year, the rest of the metro is seeing the opposite trend. Rents have risen in 9 of the largest 10 cities in the Baltimore metro for which we have data. Here's a look at how rents compare across some of the largest cities in the metro.
- Essex has seen rents fall by 0.4% over the past month, the biggest drop in the metro. It also has the least expensive rents in the Baltimore metro, with a two-bedroom median of $1,106.
- Glen Burnie has seen the fastest rent growth in the metro, with a year-over-year increase of 3.2%. The median two-bedroom there costs $1,529, while one-bedrooms go for $1,219.
- Columbia has the most expensive rents of the largest cities in the Baltimore metro, with a two-bedroom median of $1,960; rents decreased 0.3% over the past month but were up 1.8% over the past year.
Middle River rents more affordable than many large cities nationwide
As rents have fallen slightly in Middle River, many large cities nationwide have seen prices increase, in some cases substantially. Middle River is also more affordable than most large cities across the country.
- Middle River's median two-bedroom rent of $1,319 is above the national average of $1,192. Nationwide, rents have grown by 1.4% over the past year compared to the 0.1% decline in Middle River.
- While rents in Middle River fell slightly over the past year, many cities nationwide saw increases, including Austin (+3.1%), Nashville (+3.0%), and Columbus (+1.8%).
- Renters will find more reasonable prices in Middle River than most large cities. For example, Boston has a median 2BR rent of $2,125, which is more than one-and-a-half times the price in Middle River.
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Our approach corrects for the sample bias inherent in other private sources, producing results that are much closer to statistics published by the Census Bureau and HUD. Our methodology also allows us to construct a picture of rent growth over an extended period of time, with estimates that are updated each month.
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