Cost Of Living in Baden, MD

The cost of living index is based on a national average of 100. For example, if the cost of living is 90, then it is 10% lower than average. If the cost of living is 110, then it is 10% higher than average. The breakdown for each index is as follows: goods & services (33%), groceries (13%), health care (5%), housing (30%), transportation (9%) and utilities (10%). If the cost of living data was unavailable for this city, estimates based upon nearby cities were used.
Index	Baden	Maryland	National
Cost of living	146	119	100
Goods & Services	110	106	100
Groceries	113	106	100
Health care	109	97	100
Housing	231	150	100
Transportation	111	98	100
Utilities	101	111	100

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The cost of living in Baden is 23% higher than the Maryland average
The cost of living in Baden is 46% higher than the national average
Baden housing is 131% higher than the national average
Maryland general sales tax is 18% higher than the national average
Maryland state income tax is 23% lower than the national average

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Median Income & Debt-To-Income Ratio

Median Income	Per Year	Per Month	Max Budget (28% DTI)	Max Budget (36% DTI)
Owners	$124,922	$10,410	$2,915	$3,748
Renters	$0	$0	$0	$0

Maryland Sales Tax

State	General Sales Tax	With Max Surtax
Maryland	6%	6%

Maryland Income Tax

State	Income Tax (Low)	Income Tax (High)
Maryland	2%	5.75%

Goods & Services

Item	Baden	National avg.	Difference
Haircut	$25.51	$24.26	5.1%
Beauty Salon	$47.63	$45.56	4.5%
Toothpaste	$3.62	$3.70	2.1%
Shampoo	$1.34	$1.28	4.4%
Movie	$13.08	$12.13	7.8%
Bowling	$24.34	$18.00	35.2%

Groceries

Item	Baden	National avg.	Difference
Ground Beef	$6.08	$5.84	4.1%
Fried Chicken	$1.41	$1.57	10.6%
Milk	$4.68	$4.67	0.2%
Potatoes	$5.30	$4.93	7.3%
Pizza	$12.49	$12.09	3.4%
Beer	$10.83	$10.41	4.0%

Health Care

Item	Baden	National avg.	Difference
Optometrist	$120.12	$125.68	4.4%
Doctor	$135.82	$135.78	0.0%
Dentist	$98.77	$113.29	12.8%
Ibuprofen	$10.80	$10.65	1.4%
Lipitor	$485.49	$468.60	3.6%

Housing

Item	Baden	National avg.	Difference
Home Price	$514,400.00	$184,700.00	178.5%
Avg. Mortgage Payment	$1,923.85	$2,346.69	18.0%
Apartment Rent	$1,150.00	$949.00	21.2%

Transportation

Item	Baden	National avg.	Difference
Gasoline	$3.34	$3.46	3.6%
Tire Balancing	$64.70	$59.92	8.0%

Utilities

Item	Baden	National avg.	Difference
All Electricity	$213.29	$193.99	9.9%
Phone	$184.83	$192.25	3.9%

Although the cost of living data is updated regularly, this cost of living information is to be used as estimates only as prices can change on an ongoing basis.

Nearby cities with low cost of living

City	Population	Cost of Living Index	National Avg.
Port Tobacco Village, MD	4	109	9.3%
Cedarville, MD	577	109	9.3%
Eagle Harbor, MD	42	102	2.0%
Silver Hill, MD	5,155	114	14.0%
Benedict, MD	181	115	15.2%
Baden, MD	1,574	146	45.9%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Cost of Living Index	National Avg.
Cornersville, TN	1,574	88	12.3%
Holland, TX	1,574	89	11.0%
Itasca, TX	1,574	84	15.8%
Concord, AL	1,575	97	3.3%
Taft, FL	1,573	94	5.8%
Baden, MD	1,574	146	45.9%

Date & Last Updated: This data reflects 2023 and was released from C2ER in January, 2024; this is the most current data available.

Cost of Living in Baden, MD