Rent in Essex, MD: Prices & Apartments for Rent
As of October 17, 2026, the median asking rent for a 3+ bedroom in Essex, MD is $2,500/month, based on 21 active listings on Redfin, Zillow and ApartmentHomeLiving.
That is 9% below the Maryland 3+ bedroom median of about $2,750. Nearby, the 3+ bedroom median ranges from $1,900 in Edgewood to $3,000 in Glen Burnie.
Updated · 73 listings. Prices are advertised asking rents; check availability on the original listing. How we calculate
Open the Essex rental mapMedian rent in Essex
From listings with a single price and a single bedroom count. Fewer than 20 such listings and we leave the figure out.
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Rentals in Essex
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Hartland Apartments
1103 Country Terrace Rd, Essex, MD 21221
$852 – $1,291 · Studio–2 bd · 742 sqft
Mansfield Woods Apartments
710H Snowberry Ct # 2B-1Ba-742Sqft, Essex, MD 21221
$1,013 – $1,340 · Studio–2 bd
Middle River Overlook
2 Driftwood Ct # BAR-24, Essex, MD 21221
$1,237 – $1,396 · 1–2 bd
Harbor Estates
909 S Marlyn Ave # 4396663e0, Essex, MD 21221
$1,375 – $1,630 · 2–3 bd
700 S Marlyn Ave
700 S Marlyn Ave, Essex, MD 21221
$1,600 · 2 bd · 1,200 sqft
594 Hopkins Landing Dr
594 Hopkins Landing Dr, Essex, MD 21221
$2,200 · 2 bd · 1,655 sqft
Renting in Essex: common questions
- How many rentals are available in Essex, MD?
- 73 rentals are listed in Essex, MD on Redfin, Zillow and ApartmentHomeLiving as of October 17, 2026, after removing listings that appear on more than one site.
- How are these rent prices calculated?
- We collect active listings from Redfin, Zillow and ApartmentHomeLiving, remove duplicates across sites, and take the median of asking rents for listings with one price and one bedroom count. If fewer than 20 listings qualify for a bedroom size, we leave that figure out. Read the full methodology
- How much income do I need to rent in Essex, MD?
- Many landlords ask for gross income of at least 3 times the monthly rent. For a median 3+ bedroom at $2,500/month, that is about $7,500 a month, or $90,000 a year.
- What is the cheapest city near Essex, MD to rent in?
- Among nearby cities we track, Edgewood, MD has the lowest median 3+ bedroom rent at $1,900/month, $600 less than Essex.
Rent in cities near Essex
- Middle River, MD62 · 2 mi
- Dundalk, MD1BR $1,100 · 136 · 4 mi
- Nottingham, MD51 · 6 mi
- Parkville, MD107 · 8 mi
- Baltimore, MD1BR $1,199 · 7,228 · 9 mi
- Towson, MD140 · 10 mi
- Edgewood, MD61 · 11 mi
- Pasadena, MD62 · 13 mi
- Glen Burnie, MD186 · 13 mi
- Abingdon, MD56 · 13 mi
- Gwynn Oak, MD62 · 14 mi
- Cockeysville, MD62 · 15 mi
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