Most Affordable Cities in Maryland

Cost of living rankings for 197 cities in Maryland. On average, Maryland is expensive with a statewide average Cost Index of 123.

Data Updated: March 2026

Cheapest City

Cumberland

Index: 70

Most Expensive

Potomac

Index: 239

State Average

123

National: 100

Cities Ranked

197

with complete data

All 197 Cities in Maryland — By Affordability

#	City	Index	Home Value	Rent	Income
1	Cumberland	70	$120,800	$728	$47,819
2	Cresaptown	74	$148,400	$838	$53,804
3	Frostburg	77	$172,600	$865	$51,052
4	Lansdowne	85	$201,500	$1,298	$72,845
5	Cambridge	88	$254,400	$971	$46,261
6	Overlea	91	$249,500	$1,315	$86,296
7	Baltimore	92	$187,545	$1,708	$59,623
8	Baltimore Highlands	92	$258,000	$1,352	$64,284
9	Dundalk	93	$219,759	$1,412	$62,349
10	Hagerstown	94	$296,552	$1,041	$49,957
11	Fruitland	94	$250,423	$1,354	$64,352
12	Woodlawn CDP (Baltimore County)	95	$269,800	$1,440	$78,591
13	Halfway	95	$284,792	$1,183	$69,600
14	Riverside	95	$237,300	$1,805	$102,262
15	Milford Mill	96	$269,900	$1,576	$76,676
16	Arbutus	96	$296,800	$1,238	$97,215
17	Salisbury	97	$261,321	$1,563	$56,402
18	Edgewood	98	$262,708	$1,435	$86,355
19	Silver Hill	98	$283,900	$1,569	$61,566
20	Essex	99	$287,099	$1,307	$67,082
21	Peppermill Village	99	$331,400	$1,176	$89,375
22	Parkville	100	$279,441	$1,471	$78,405
23	Chesapeake Ranch Estates	100	$286,600	$1,794	$97,139
24	Landover	101	$301,400	$1,659	$68,679
25	Glassmanor	101	$316,500	$1,494	$69,778
26	Easton	101	$348,400	$1,177	$73,460
27	Suitland	102	$312,600	$1,684	$71,886
28	Brooklyn Park	102	$298,947	$1,453	$84,276
29	Rossville	102	$297,288	$1,465	$91,469
30	Joppatowne	102	$315,000	$1,600	$109,589
31	Leisure World	102	$265,100	$2,111	$58,125
32	Lochearn	103	$307,151	$1,433	$76,256
33	Rosedale	103	$308,284	$1,392	$83,957
34	Hillcrest Heights	103	$340,500	$1,446	$77,696
35	Fountainhead-Orchard Hills	103	$321,900	$1,518	$97,743
36	Greenbelt	104	$279,611	$1,807	$86,352
37	Ferndale	104	$325,400	$1,708	$92,391
38	Forestville	104	$324,700	$1,694	$80,028
39	Bowleys Quarters	104	$351,800	$1,455	$107,339
40	Aberdeen	105	$337,957	$1,339	$76,019
41	Oxon Hill	106	$345,500	$1,673	$94,989
42	Robinwood	106	$370,856	$1,345	$81,406
43	Taneytown	106	$392,185	$799	$78,726
44	Woodlawn CDP (Prince George's County)	106	$346,200	$1,651	$90,565
45	Bladensburg	107	$315,560	$1,652	$62,400
46	District Heights	107	$338,827	$1,377	$81,750
47	Middle River	108	$329,459	$1,639	$74,198
48	Elkton	108	$362,553	$1,368	$56,565
49	Riviera Beach	108	$334,000	$1,945	$110,136
50	Marlow Heights	108	$366,700	$1,638	$58,268
51	Chestertown	108	$381,378	$1,090	$47,047
52	Summerfield	109	$339,800	$2,032	$92,042
53	Coral Hills	109	$323,464	$1,770	$83,899
54	Edgemere	109	$368,470	$1,336	$109,734
55	Temple Hills	109	$320,634	$1,743	$70,097
56	Thurmont	109	$391,029	$1,011	$92,391
57	Carney	110	$337,916	$1,786	$84,619
58	Lexington Park	110	$378,709	$1,693	$89,167
59	Ocean Pines	110	$352,600	$1,923	$91,400
60	Walker Mill	110	$356,681	$1,501	$74,200
61	Bel Air South	111	$384,000	$1,666	$120,721
62	Randallstown	111	$364,857	$1,537	$88,544
63	Linthicum	111	$368,800	$1,901	$122,424
64	Garrison	111	$316,770	$2,019	$96,916
65	Brunswick	111	$404,751	$1,139	$115,972
66	Ballenger Creek	112	$369,800	$1,913	$108,385
67	East Riverdale	112	$362,231	$1,649	$82,401
68	Seabrook	112	$377,900	$1,817	$96,033
69	Havre de Grace	112	$398,315	$1,314	$106,798
70	Wildewood	112	$363,100	$2,036	$124,247
71	Berlin	112	$434,987	$1,079	$78,883
72	California	113	$391,996	$1,805	$112,717
73	Largo	113	$362,200	$2,138	$106,875
74	Ocean City	113	$436,988	$1,187	$69,675
75	Lutherville	113	$425,200	$1,428	$119,214
76	West Ocean City	113	$418,700	$1,546	$93,776
77	Glen Burnie	114	$388,319	$1,607	$88,291
78	Langley Park	114	$374,006	$1,675	$82,038
79	Marlton	114	$398,900	$1,857	$119,486
80	Marlboro Village	114	$364,700	$2,153	$122,313
81	Bel Air North	115	$422,700	$1,651	$137,995
82	Honeygo	115	$463,500	$1,224	$144,156
83	Hampstead	115	$432,197	$1,229	$96,802
84	Reisterstown	116	$405,136	$1,599	$79,812
85	Abingdon	116	$371,348	$1,940	$147,652
86	Owings Mills	117	$394,059	$1,815	$94,046
87	Chillum	117	$397,380	$1,733	$78,513
88	Maryland City	117	$392,500	$2,199	$109,530
89	New Carrollton	117	$393,135	$1,745	$80,292
90	Catonsville	118	$410,608	$1,697	$110,051
91	Montgomery Village	118	$387,172	$1,883	$96,487
92	Perry Hall	118	$421,833	$1,604	$104,709
93	Riverdale Park	118	$447,000	$1,668	$104,583
94	Glenarden	118	$410,832	$1,684	$96,875
95	Pikesville	119	$422,155	$1,646	$97,218
96	South Laurel	119	$443,100	$1,795	$90,715
97	Fairland	119	$440,800	$1,851	$87,924
98	Hyattsville	119	$402,371	$1,831	$94,231
99	Mays Chapel	119	$447,300	$1,768	$118,462
100	Lanham	119	$413,800	$2,132	$95,488
101	Mount Rainier	119	$440,920	$1,434	$68,281
102	Spring Ridge	119	$443,800	$1,804	$143,079
103	Manchester	119	$455,497	$1,329	$112,679
104	North Laurel	120	$442,800	$1,913	$119,533
105	Westminster	120	$455,959	$1,410	$79,431
106	Flower Hill	120	$426,900	$2,032	$107,987
107	Clinton	121	$436,230	$1,665	$120,967
108	Eldersburg	121	$478,800	$1,655	$146,598
109	Kettering	121	$416,500	$2,285	$124,036
110	Friendly	121	$407,800	$2,345	$136,485
111	Bel Air	121	$454,997	$1,526	$69,912
112	Chesapeake Beach	121	$451,746	$1,490	$135,888
113	Walkersville	121	$460,945	$1,390	$137,218
114	Germantown	122	$418,836	$1,985	$112,149
115	College Park	122	$431,271	$1,846	$74,867
116	Lake Shore	122	$471,500	$1,793	$127,453
117	Adelphi	122	$439,626	$1,757	$80,833
118	Cockeysville	123	$468,253	$1,553	$85,422
119	Timonium	123	$478,800	$1,790	$130,732
120	Cape St. Claire	123	$475,700	$1,868	$136,064
121	Camp Springs	124	$415,119	$2,175	$115,157
122	Westphalia	124	$478,200	$1,947	$158,055
123	La Plata	124	$476,246	$1,483	$121,707
124	Bryans Road	124	$424,646	$2,044	$117,117
125	Towson	125	$462,157	$1,784	$100,481
126	Cheverly	125	$464,633	$1,786	$117,633
127	Calverton	126	$468,600	$2,208	$108,315
128	Lake Arbor	126	$416,889	$2,293	$128,616
129	Wheaton	127	$483,100	$2,151	$107,349
130	Ilchester	127	$498,500	$1,963	$150,783
131	Beltsville	127	$454,122	$1,989	$97,115
132	White Oak	127	$520,200	$1,784	$80,118
133	Waldorf	128	$431,539	$2,319	$115,453
134	Pasadena	128	$448,043	$2,247	$119,393
135	Laurel	128	$472,744	$1,912	$94,063
136	Frederick	129	$461,493	$2,099	$95,150
137	Rosaryville	129	$457,600	$2,542	$148,558
138	Linganore	130	$498,100	$2,281	$173,763
139	Aspen Hill	131	$538,000	$1,925	$109,026
140	Redland	131	$519,600	$2,145	$123,587
141	Mitchellville	131	$490,400	$2,372	$152,795
142	White Marsh	131	$513,217	$1,847	$123,302
143	Burtonsville	131	$472,632	$2,222	$130,000
144	Crofton	132	$486,816	$2,193	$147,250
145	Elkridge	132	$482,284	$2,206	$135,412
146	Parole	132	$521,100	$2,187	$119,591
147	Glenmont	132	$542,300	$1,959	$115,058
148	Bensville	132	$475,800	$2,680	$161,568
149	Severn	133	$508,178	$2,082	$130,627
150	Odenton	133	$468,984	$2,406	$126,455
151	North Kensington	133	$571,000	$1,766	$126,782
152	Stevensville	133	$533,122	$1,735	$131,618
153	Columbia	134	$505,044	$2,162	$129,173
154	Fort Washington	134	$444,732	$2,724	$145,942
155	Damascus	134	$550,317	$1,665	$153,994
156	Jessup	134	$514,261	$2,056	$122,574
157	Forest Glen	135	$604,800	$1,553	$127,196
158	Middletown	135	$559,387	$1,695	$159,342
159	Silver Spring	136	$540,988	$1,954	$98,880
160	Kemp Mill	136	$567,300	$2,105	$160,750
161	Gaithersburg	137	$521,654	$2,244	$107,496
162	Bowie	137	$517,661	$2,240	$141,831
163	Colesville	137	$593,900	$1,906	$131,022
164	Layhill	137	$582,600	$1,953	$119,453
165	Fallston	140	$559,757	$2,159	$154,400
166	Mayo	141	$583,300	$2,323	$146,206
167	Edgewater	141	$564,895	$2,230	$111,000
168	Savage	142	$581,637	$2,106	$117,353
169	Arnold	143	$586,678	$2,177	$137,799
170	Glenn Dale	143	$632,927	$1,627	$139,625
171	Green Valley	144	$579,100	$2,683	$174,221
172	Takoma Park	145	$671,676	$1,388	$97,872
173	Urbana	145	$596,400	$2,571	$178,231
174	Annapolis	146	$609,479	$2,199	$104,257
175	Cloverly	146	$652,200	$2,031	$146,316
176	Mount Airy	146	$626,550	$1,939	$154,514
177	Rockville	148	$609,205	$2,285	$122,384
178	Accokeek	149	$546,914	$3,066	$144,719
179	Four Corners	149	$606,100	$2,785	$200,110
180	Clarksburg	150	$632,579	$2,298	$178,641
181	Brock Hall	153	$605,700	$3,138	$190,896
182	North Bethesda	154	$712,100	$2,161	$128,970
183	Severna Park	154	$727,153	$1,617	$168,091
184	Olney	155	$656,415	$2,409	$171,766
185	Scaggsville	156	$629,800	$3,205	$183,125
186	Ashton-Sandy Spring	157	$812,000	$1,415	$178,214
187	Ellicott City	161	$723,949	$2,278	$157,891
188	Annapolis Neck	162	$723,100	$2,805	$171,833
189	Fairwood	168	$695,300	$3,579	$191,319
190	North Potomac	182	$892,285	$2,433	$186,438
191	South Kensington	187	$905,000	$3,141	$193,793
192	Fulton	198	$973,099	$3,052	$240,219
193	Darnestown	208	$1,002,738	$3,619	$217,679
194	Bethesda	215	$1,127,788	$2,895	$191,348
195	Travilah	227	$1,225,300	$3,385	$250,001
196	Chevy Chase	229	$1,216,118	$3,264	$213,764
197	Potomac	239	$1,364,791	$2,616	$239,205

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