--- title: "Southern Maryland Rental Housing Stats | Real Property Management Gold" description: "Real Property Management the rental housing leader, and RentRange, the leading provider of Rental Market Intelligence™, release “Rental Housing Statistics”" url: https://realpmgold.multisites.ai/southern-maryland-rental-housing-stats publisher: Real Property Management Gold phone: +1-301-392-2172 assessment: https://realpmgold.multisites.ai/contact-us#assessment --- # Southern Maryland Rental Housing Stats LocalPublished May 22, 2015Updated October 6, 2024 ## Rental Market Leaders Team Up to Release “Rental Statistics Report” on Rental, Vacancy and Saturation Rates [Real Property Management](http://www.realpropertymgt.com/), the nation’s leading property management organization, and RentRange, the nation’s leading provider of Rental Market Intelligence™, together release “Rental Housing Statistics” that shows national rental home rates are rising. [![Rental Housing Statistics Rental Home Rates on the Rise](https://realpmgold.multisites.ai/media/rental-housing-statistics-q12015-f6a2cc.webp)](http://rpmmultisite.s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/Rental-Housing-Statistics_Q12015.jpg) View the [“Rental Housing Statistics”](http://rpmmultisite.s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/2015-Q1-US-Rental-Housing-Statistics.pdf) in larger format. Through the first quarter 2015, the companies reveal that the average monthly rent for single-family homes was $1,286, representing a 5.4 percent year-over-year increase. The rental market data was limited to three-bedroom single-family homes in the U.S. Rental rates were up in all 10 regions analyzed in the report. The Pacific and Northeast regions saw the largest upturns with 13 percent and 10.9 percent year-over-year increases, respectively. On the other end of the spectrum, the Mid-Atlantic and South-Atlantic regions had the lowest gains at 1.6 percent and 2.6 percent year-over-year increases, respectively. Rental Rates and Year-over-Year Increases of 10 U.S. Regions through the First Quarter 2015 **REGION** **Median 3 BR rent ($)** **Y-o-Y Change in 3BR rent** Pacific 1516 13.0% Northeast 1693 10.9% Southwest 966 8.8% Southeast 957 8.3% Texas 1244 6.9% California 1907 6.4% Mountain 1197 5.7% Midwest 992 4.7% South-Atlantic 1216 2.6% Mid-Atlantic 1590 1.6% The “Rental Housing Statistics” also examined vacancy rates, the percentage of homes considered unoccupied, through the end of the first quarter. The national rate rose slightly to 5.7 percent, up .09 percent year-over-year. The Midwest region had the highest vacancy rate at 7.2 percent whereas Texas had the lowest at 3.6 percent. Lastly, the report analyzed the saturation rate across the country. This is the estimated percentage of rented single-family homes as a share of all single-family homes. Nationwide, 23.4 percent of single-family homes are rented, according to the data. “Higher rents and the availability of detailed rental market data create unprecedented [opportunities for investors](http://www.realpropertymgt.com/new-website-for-investors-seeking-rentals) to make good decisions,” said Wally Charnoff, CEO of RentRange. “Along with [professional property management](http://www.realpropertymgt.com/why-use-real-property-management), such information reduces the risk of investing in a broader range of geographic areas.” Ss leaders in the rental housing industry, [Real Property Management](http://www.realpropertymgt.com/) and [RentRange](https://www.rentrange.com/) have an ongoing strategic business relationship. Real Property Management relies on RentRange’s proprietary rental housing data to provide its landlord customers with accurate, current information about [local rental properties](http://www.realpropertymgt.com/find-the-nearest-real-property-manager?address=us) and rental markets. [![Rental-Housing-Statistics Rental Home Rates on the Rise](https://realpmgold.multisites.ai/media/rental-housing-statistics-q120151-1b83c3.webp)](http://rpmmultisite.s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/Rental-Housing-Statistics_Q120151.jpg) ## Terms on this page - [Vacancy rate](https://realpmgold.multisites.ai/glossary/vacancy-rate) First published by Real Property Management Gold on May 22, 2015. Details may have changed since then; current rules are in the [Landlord Center](https://realpmgold.multisites.ai/landlord-center). ## Keep reading - [Indian Head Rail Trail: What the 13-Mile Trail ConnectsThe Indian Head Rail Trail is a paved trail of about 13 miles that links the Town of Indian Head with the White Plains area of Charles County. It follows a former railroad corridor through the Mattawoman Creek stream valley. Owners can cite it in a listing as a fact, with the official name and a measured distance.](https://realpmgold.multisites.ai/indian-head-rail-trail) - [Calvert Cliffs Fossils: What Maryland DNR Says About the ParkMaryland DNR states that fossils of over 600 species have been found along Calvert Cliffs. Calvert Cliffs State Park sits at 10540 H. G. Trueman Road in Lusby. DNR also warns that climbing on or walking beneath the cliffs is prohibited because of landslides, and that collecting fossils beneath the cliffs is illegal.](https://realpmgold.multisites.ai/calvert-cliffs-fossils-lusby) - [Thomas Stone National Historic Site: A Port Tobacco LandmarkThe National Park Service lists Thomas Stone as a Maryland signer of the Declaration of Independence, born in 1743 and tied to Port Tobacco in Charles County. He is buried at Thomas Stone National Historic Site, which has a mailing address of 6655 Rose Hill Road, Port Tobacco. Check the park's page for hours and tours.](https://realpmgold.multisites.ai/thomas-stone-historic-site-port-tobacco) ## Ask what your home could rent for. Free. A free rental assessment from our offices in Lexington Park and Waldorf. No cost, no contract, no pressure. [Request a free assessment](https://realpmgold.multisites.ai/contact-us#assessment)[(301) 392-2172](tel:+13013922172)