Most Affordable Cities in Maryland

Cost of living rankings for 202 cities in Maryland with uncapped home, rent, and income estimates. On average, Maryland is expensive with a statewide average Cost Index of 127.

1 source baseline is past its update cadence — newer official vintage not reflected
Cheapest City
Cresaptown
Index: 75
Most Expensive
Potomac
Index: 260
State Average
127
National: 100
Cities Ranked
202
eligible statewide total

Maryland Affordability Ranking

Showing 101–150 of 202 eligible cities — 50 on this page. Page 3 of 5.

#CityIndexHome ValueRentIncome
101Pikesville125$431,308$2,119$98,465
102Lake Shore125$473,600$2,006$130,689
103Lake Arbor125$415,753$2,201$121,211
104Lanham125$436,900$2,438$103,556
105Friendly125$437,800$2,438$127,670
106Timonium125$480,800$2,006$119,863
107Hampstead125$439,927$2,006$97,871
108Cheverly125$458,443$1,828$123,535
109Berlin125$440,192$2,236$81,438
110Honeygo126$484,100$2,006$146,384
111Cape St. Claire126$488,200$2,006$136,111
112Waldorf127$431,875$2,291$116,089
113Towson127$474,404$1,872$101,320
114Eldersburg127$494,300$2,006$142,954
115Glenarden127$409,641$2,438$106,414
116Manchester127$461,480$2,006$121,676
117South Laurel128$458,100$2,438$88,933
118Cockeysville128$479,264$1,879$77,680
119Camp Springs128$419,152$2,438$120,456
120Flower Hill128$463,500$2,438$112,975
121Bel Air128$462,255$2,085$74,605
122Bryans Road128$422,830$2,438$118,361
123Walkersville128$463,971$2,000$130,893
124Laurel129$473,181$1,975$100,504
125Frederick130$459,795$2,182$97,069
126Fairland130$477,300$2,438$98,800
127Calverton130$477,100$2,438$107,381
128Rosaryville130$478,700$2,438$158,923
129Riverdale Park130$475,800$2,438$120,043
130Ilchester131$532,400$2,006$152,103
131Spring Ridge131$489,000$2,438$145,625
132Pasadena132$456,123$2,496$129,727
133Parole132$533,500$2,006$120,361
134Burtonsville132$469,650$2,318$134,276
135Springdale132$471,863$2,438$162,171
136Wheaton133$501,200$2,438$111,478
137Odenton133$470,623$2,482$128,441
138Deale133$514,693$2,006$125,510
139Elkridge134$481,354$2,387$139,913
140Mitchellville134$512,100$2,438$149,347
141White Marsh134$522,153$2,006$117,426
142Columbia135$507,609$2,259$131,490
143Bensville135$521,300$2,438$170,072
144Jessup135$509,047$2,185$128,851
145Chesapeake Beach135$460,538$2,633$138,895
146Gaithersburg136$517,488$2,167$112,467
147Linganore136$533,500$2,438$175,833
148Westphalia136$531,000$2,438$164,197
149La Plata136$479,163$2,547$121,208
150Silver Spring137$542,238$1,962$99,860

2026 edition — based on ACS 2024, Zillow 2026-08, HUD FY2027, and BEA 2024 dated sources. The edition year is not the observation year.

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