Cost Of Living in Berwyn Heights, 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	Berwyn Heights	Maryland	National
Cost of living	138	119	100
Goods & Services	117	106	100
Groceries	105	106	100
Health care	110	97	100
Housing	198	150	100
Transportation	106	98	100
Utilities	111	111	100

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The cost of living in Berwyn Heights is 16% higher than the Maryland average
The cost of living in Berwyn Heights is 38% higher than the national average
Berwyn Heights housing is 98% 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	$115,875	$9,656	$2,704	$3,477
Renters	$109,821	$9,152	$2,562	$3,295

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	Berwyn Heights	National avg.	Difference
Haircut	$41.31	$24.26	70.3%
Beauty Salon	$73.33	$45.56	60.9%
Toothpaste	$3.70	$3.70	0.0%
Shampoo	$1.63	$1.28	27.4%
Movie	$15.72	$12.13	29.6%
Bowling	$24.56	$18.00	36.4%

Groceries

Item	Berwyn Heights	National avg.	Difference
Ground Beef	$5.72	$5.84	2.1%
Fried Chicken	$1.31	$1.57	16.5%
Milk	$4.83	$4.67	3.3%
Potatoes	$5.15	$4.93	4.5%
Pizza	$12.83	$12.09	6.2%
Beer	$11.41	$10.41	9.6%

Health Care

Item	Berwyn Heights	National avg.	Difference
Optometrist	$112.83	$125.68	10.2%
Doctor	$156.21	$135.78	15.0%
Dentist	$135.09	$113.29	19.2%
Ibuprofen	$12.28	$10.65	15.3%
Lipitor	$426.27	$468.60	9.0%

Housing

Item	Berwyn Heights	National avg.	Difference
Home Price	$325,100.00	$184,700.00	76.0%
Avg. Mortgage Payment	$5,844.08	$2,346.69	149.0%
Apartment Rent	$2,357.00	$949.00	148.4%

Transportation

Item	Berwyn Heights	National avg.	Difference
Gasoline	$3.37	$3.46	2.7%
Tire Balancing	$75.27	$59.92	25.6%

Utilities

Item	Berwyn Heights	National avg.	Difference
All Electricity	$227.70	$193.99	17.4%
Phone	$190.71	$192.25	0.8%

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.
Rose Hill CDP (Lee County), VA	708	92	7.8%
Belle Haven town, VA	562	102	2.0%
Cottage City, MD	1,150	108	8.4%
Silver Hill, MD	5,155	114	14.0%
Seat Pleasant, MD	4,753	114	14.3%
Berwyn Heights, MD	3,256	138	37.5%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Cost of Living Index	National Avg.
El Verano, CA	3,256	173	73.0%
Attica, IN	3,256	88	12.4%
Avery Creek, NC	3,256	111	10.8%
Lewisporte, NL	3,256	n/a
Fulton, IL	3,255	87	13.0%
Berwyn Heights, MD	3,256	138	37.5%

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 Berwyn Heights, MD