Cost Of Living in Herald Harbor, 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	Herald Harbor	Maryland	National
Cost of living	142	119	100
Goods & Services	103	106	100
Groceries	105	106	100
Health care	98	97	100
Housing	232	150	100
Transportation	101	98	100
Utilities	111	111	100

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The cost of living in Herald Harbor is 20% higher than the Maryland average
The cost of living in Herald Harbor is 42% higher than the national average
Herald Harbor housing is 132% 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	$143,966	$11,997	$3,359	$4,319
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	Herald Harbor	National avg.	Difference
Haircut	$28.33	$24.26	16.8%
Beauty Salon	$58.17	$45.56	27.7%
Toothpaste	$3.69	$3.70	0.3%
Shampoo	$1.44	$1.28	12.7%
Movie	$13.69	$12.13	12.9%
Bowling	$23.03	$18.00	27.9%

Groceries

Item	Herald Harbor	National avg.	Difference
Ground Beef	$6.23	$5.84	6.7%
Fried Chicken	$1.39	$1.57	11.4%
Milk	$4.73	$4.67	1.2%
Potatoes	$5.46	$4.93	10.7%
Pizza	$13.24	$12.09	9.5%
Beer	$10.36	$10.41	0.5%

Health Care

Item	Herald Harbor	National avg.	Difference
Optometrist	$114.22	$125.68	9.1%
Doctor	$133.22	$135.78	1.9%
Dentist	$117.22	$113.29	3.5%
Ibuprofen	$11.10	$10.65	4.2%
Lipitor	$401.39	$468.60	14.3%

Housing

Item	Herald Harbor	National avg.	Difference
Home Price	$516,100.00	$184,700.00	179.4%
Avg. Mortgage Payment	$1,906.29	$2,346.69	18.8%
Apartment Rent	$1,152.00	$949.00	21.4%

Transportation

Item	Herald Harbor	National avg.	Difference
Gasoline	$3.46	$3.46	0.1%
Tire Balancing	$62.66	$59.92	4.6%

Utilities

Item	Herald Harbor	National avg.	Difference
All Electricity	$223.91	$193.99	15.4%
Phone	$199.62	$192.25	3.8%

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.
Dundalk, MD	63,826	102	1.7%
Lansdowne, MD	8,635	102	2.4%
Brooklyn Park, MD	15,163	109	8.7%
Arbutus, MD	19,267	111	10.7%
Glen Burnie, MD	69,649	115	15.3%
Herald Harbor, MD	2,414	142	42.3%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Cost of Living Index	National Avg.
Excelsior, MN	2,414	164	64.3%
Richwood, OH	2,414	86	13.6%
Wright-Patterson AFB, OH	2,414	110	10.0%
Edgemont Park, MI	2,413	86	14.4%
Bayard, NM	2,415	81	19.3%
Herald Harbor, MD	2,414	142	42.3%

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 Herald Harbor, MD