Rent Affordability Index

Rent affordability in ZIP 20736 (Maryland)

Rent affordability in ZIP 20736 (Maryland) works out like this: households earn a median $158,924 while annual rent runs $17,460 — 9.10 times rent. That ranks the ZIP code at the 98.3th percentile, meaning rent takes a smaller share of local income than in 98% of the ZIP codes we score. The index covers rent only, not food, transport or healthcare.

SqueezedComfortable
98.3
Excellent
ZIP 20736 rent affordability percentile

Higher is better: income goes further after rent.

Median household income

$158,924

Annual rent

$17,460

Income to rent ratio

9.10×

National percentile

98.3

Rent share of income

11%

Maryland

Best-value ZIP codes in Maryland

  1. 1
    2179714.76× rent100.0
  2. 2
    2101311.83× rent99.8
  3. 3
    2063611.50× rent99.8
  4. 4
    206399.91× rent99.1
  5. 5
    211469.60× rent98.8
  6. 6
    217559.49× rent98.7
  7. 7
    207369.10× rent98.3
  8. 8
    210488.80× rent97.6
  9. 9
    210848.64× rent97.2
  10. 10
    206788.29× rent96.2

Reading the numbers for 20736

The classic rule of thumb keeps rent under 30% of gross income. Here that threshold sits at $58,200 of household income; anything below it means rent is taking more than a comfortable share.

Income and rent both come from the same American Community Survey 5-year release, so they are already expressed in the same dollars and we apply no inflation adjustment on top. The percentile is computed across every ZIP code with at least 5,000 residents.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates (ZCTA median gross rent and median household income). Latest observation 2026-09-01.

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