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 151–200 of 202 eligible cities — 50 on this page. Page 4 of 5.

#CityIndexHome ValueRentIncome
151Severn137$517,542$2,336$134,423
152Clinton137$438,585$3,099$124,803
153Crofton137$493,295$2,503$150,577
154Redland137$540,200$2,438$132,153
155Stevensville137$543,281$2,006$115,357
156Hillandale137$520,300$2,438$164,871
157Middletown138$564,302$1,893$173,333
158Bowie140$520,578$2,522$141,995
159Fallston140$571,604$2,006$154,688
160Mayo140$604,900$2,006$155,300
161Aspen Hill141$570,000$2,438$111,575
162White Oak141$574,000$2,438$83,370
163Glenmont141$571,200$2,438$126,542
164North Kensington141$576,700$2,438$135,040
165Hampton141$615,300$2,006$170,688
166Brandywine142$504,873$2,880$157,587
167Savage142$585,731$2,006$116,895
168Damascus143$554,336$2,438$158,883
169Green Valley143$594,300$2,438$171,707
170Kemp Mill144$596,600$2,438$146,354
171Forest Glen145$606,100$2,438$127,820
172Layhill145$608,000$2,438$146,308
173Colesville146$616,800$2,438$130,682
174Four Corners146$620,400$2,438$203,125
175Scaggsville147$668,500$2,006$207,220
176Takoma Park148$674,379$1,623$108,136
177Brock Hall148$637,900$2,438$206,451
178Mount Airy148$634,544$2,006$151,324
179Rockville149$608,002$2,405$128,649
180Urbana149$640,100$2,438$182,500
181Annapolis150$624,635$2,389$113,860
182Cloverly151$665,300$2,438$152,083
183Arnold153$601,036$2,864$141,639
184Glenn Dale153$638,379$2,438$134,333
185Accokeek154$552,199$3,405$150,815
186Edgewater154$583,177$3,154$114,365
187Annapolis Neck155$739,100$2,006$173,879
188Clarksburg157$625,322$2,997$176,678
189Fairwood157$713,700$2,438$181,458
190North Bethesda159$731,800$2,438$129,092
191Olney159$658,878$2,813$171,458
192Poolesville163$722,219$2,438$205,919
193Ellicott City166$735,463$2,660$156,964
194Ashton-Sandy Spring168$809,200$2,438$174,063
195Severna Park180$751,155$3,758$169,953
196South Kensington181$919,800$2,438$210,953
197Fulton187$978,206$2,006$222,039
198North Potomac190$882,572$3,206$186,514
199Darnestown196$1,014,157$2,438$232,135
200Bethesda215$1,121,468$3,038$192,237

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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