Cost Of Living in Huntingtown, 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	Huntingtown	Maryland	National
Cost of living	150	119	100
Goods & Services	110	106	100
Groceries	113	106	100
Health care	109	97	100
Housing	244	150	100
Transportation	111	98	100
Utilities	101	111	100

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The cost of living in Huntingtown is 26% higher than the Maryland average
The cost of living in Huntingtown is 50% higher than the national average
Huntingtown housing is 144% 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	$179,926	$14,994	$4,198	$5,398
Renters	$63,352	$5,279	$1,478	$1,901

The affordability of the housing market in Huntingtown, MD as well as the overall cost of living can be predicted by what percent of the monthly income is spent on housing related costs. This is konwn as the debt-to-income ratio (DTI). The overall rule of thumb is that no more than 28% of your gross income should be spent on the overall costs related to housing and no more than 36% of gross income on all expenses and debts. Among Huntingtown homeowners, the median income is $179,926. This indicates that a monthly maximum of $4,198 should be spent by homeowners on all housing related costs. Renters have a median income of $63,352. This indicates that renters would have a maximum of $1,478 for their rent related monthly costs.

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	Huntingtown	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	Huntingtown	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	Huntingtown	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	Huntingtown	National avg.	Difference
Home Price	$450,700.00	$184,700.00	144.0%
Avg. Mortgage Payment	$1,923.85	$2,346.69	18.0%
Apartment Rent	$0.00	$949.00	100.0%

Transportation

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

Utilities

Item	Huntingtown	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.
Cedarville, MD	577	109	9.3%
Eagle Harbor, MD	42	102	2.0%
Benedict, MD	181	115	15.2%
Charlotte Hall, MD	1,740	116	15.6%
Prince Frederick, MD	2,709	120	19.6%
Huntingtown, MD	3,029	150	49.7%

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City	Population	Cost of Living Index	National Avg.
Blackhawk, SD	3,029	99	0.9%
Johnson Creek, WI	3,029	108	8.1%
Richmond, Subd. C, NS	3,029	n/a
Halfway House, PA	3,028	114	13.6%
Division No. 1, Subd. E, NL	3,028	n/a
Huntingtown, MD	3,029	150	49.7%

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 Huntingtown, MD