Waldorf Property Management

What does HUD’s FY2027 Fair Market Rent say about Waldorf?

The Waldorf area covers four ZIP codes in HUD’s tables, and each has its own Small Area Fair Market Rent. The Census Bureau places all four in Waldorf. HUD’s FY2027 Fair Market Rent is a federal benchmark used for voucher programs. It is not a prediction of what a specific home will rent for.

Source: HUD FY2027 Small Area FMRs, retrieved October 29, 2026. The gap between 20602 and 20601 is $330 a month for a two-bedroom, so the ZIP matters. A housing choice voucher payment standard starts from this table. For a number based on your own home, request a free rental assessment. The market rent entry explains the difference.

Do I need a rental license in Waldorf?

Charles County has no countywide rental license today, according to the People’s Law Library table updated September 22, 2026. A countywide program is proposed to start July 1, 2027, and the county says its dates remain subject to final adoption. The rental license entry and our rental license guide explain what to check. The county page is the source to re-read before you list a home.

Which buses serve Waldorf?

The county’s route list shows many VanGO routes running through Waldorf, including:

• Business A, along Post Office Road and Mattawoman-Beantown Road, serving Industrial Park Drive, Pinefield Shopping Center and the Waldorf Senior and Recreation Center.
• Business B, along Route 301, serving shopping centers and medical facilities.
• The 301 Connector to La Plata, serving the Health Department and the College of Southern Maryland.
• Routes to Indian Head, to Brandywine Crossing and to Charlotte Hall.
• Berry Road, Pinefield and four St. Charles loops along Smallwood Drive and St. Charles Parkway.

Maryland MTA commuter buses run to Washington, DC. Route 610 lists a Waldorf Park & Ride at Old Washington Rd. and Smallwood Dr. and a US 301 park and ride at Smallwood Dr. Route 640 lists the park and ride, Smallwood Village Ctr and the Southern Maryland Blue Crabs stadium. Routes 620, 630, 705, 715 and 735 also serve the Waldorf area.

How far is Waldorf from other places?

Using the Census Bureau’s 2024 place points, Waldorf is about 14 miles in a straight line from the point for the Andrews AFB area. It is about 5 miles from La Plata, where UM Charles Regional Medical Center is at 5 Garrett Avenue. That hospital is the closest of the six hospitals we checked in the area. These are straight-line figures, not drive times, and they measure from the middle of the Census place.

What should an owner check before listing a home in Waldorf?

1. Look up the ZIP. Homes in the Waldorf area use 20601, 20602, 20603 or 20695, and the HUD two-bedroom benchmark runs from $2,260 to $2,590 across them.
2. Read the county’s rental licensing page. Charles County has no license today, and the proposed program is not law.
3. Plan the utilities. SMECO provides electric service to all of Charles County. Ask the previous tenant or the county who bills water and sewer.
4. Note the transit at the address, such as the 301 Connector or the Waldorf park and ride on MTA route 610. State it as a fact about the location.
5. Ask for a free assessment, so the rent you set comes from your own home and not from a federal table.

Our team can walk you through each step. The owner portal entry explains how online statements work.

What does a Waldorf rental owner get from us?

Our Charles and PG County office is in Waldorf, at 2255 Crain Hwy Ste 102, Waldorf, MD 20601. Real Property Management Gold handles marketing, tenant screening, rent collection, maintenance, and financial reporting. We also manage homes in the Pinefield area of Waldorf.

Our tenant placement fee is 6.9% of the 1-year lease total, charged once after move-in. See property management fees for the management plans. If we don’t rent your property in 29 days or less, you do not pay a management fee for the first month. That promise is included in the Gold and Platinum plans. For the full list of services, see property management services.

Waldorf sits in Charles County. Nearby town pages are La Plata and Indian Head. See also Brandywine.

Next step

Request a free assessment at Contact us or call (301) 392-2172.

This page is general information, not legal advice. Laws change; check the linked official source or talk to a Maryland attorney.