Rental Rate Index Sources

[Audrick Brown IV]

Hey BPers!!! I have been trying to locate information about rental rates in my local area. I'm just starting out and I've been analyzing properties in the Anne Arundel Co and Baltimore Co areas. I've been able to get a good understanding of the general median and average house values. However, I haven't been able to find much information regarding rental rates. Does anyone have a site or source they use to look up average rental rates? I stumbled upon this Department of Numbers link and the the US Census has this American Fact Finder. But my issue, is that neither of these sites have 2016 data. 

What sources are you all using to get rental rates for your areas?

[Ari Bachrach]

Also, if you're interested in renting to section 8 tenants, then look at the HUD rates. https://www.huduser.gov/portal/datasets/fmr.html