Can you afford to live in Rockville?

Median household income, home values and rent in Rockville, MD — how they've changed since 2015 and how much of a typical paycheck housing takes compared with the rest of the country.

U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates.

This story was assembled using AI and public data sources.

What it costs to live in Rockville.

Median household income: $122,384 — +22.1% since 2015 (not adjusted for inflation)

Median gross rent: $2,244/mo — +24.3% since 2015

Median home value, 2015 to 2023

• 2015: 493200
• 2023: 658300

Median household income

• Rockville: 122384
• Montgomery County: 128733
• MD: 101652
• U.S.: 78538

Median gross rent

• Rockville: 2244
• Montgomery County: 2030
• MD: 1662
• U.S.: 1348

Share of income a typical renter spends on rent: 29.7% — U.S.: 30.2%

What it means

The typical household here earns $122,384 — far higher than the national figure of $78,538.

The typical renter here spends 29.7% of household income on rent, below the 30% cost-burden line.

Since 2015, rent has risen faster than income here (+24.3% versus +22.1%), before adjusting for inflation.