Cost Of Living in Rising Sun, 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	Rising Sun	Maryland	National
Cost of living	111	119	100
Goods & Services	106	106	100
Groceries	106	106	100
Health care	107	97	100
Housing	128	150	100
Transportation	108	98	100
Utilities	92	111	100

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Cost Of Living Quick Facts

The cost of living in Rising Sun is 6% lower than the Maryland average
The cost of living in Rising Sun is 11% higher than the national average
Rising Sun housing is 28% 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	$106,026	$8,836	$2,474	$3,181
Renters	$34,911	$2,909	$815	$1,047

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	Rising Sun	National avg.	Difference
Haircut	$30.14	$24.26	24.2%
Beauty Salon	$47.42	$45.56	4.1%
Toothpaste	$3.61	$3.70	2.4%
Shampoo	$1.41	$1.28	10.4%
Movie	$12.71	$12.13	4.7%
Bowling	$19.50	$18.00	8.3%

Groceries

Item	Rising Sun	National avg.	Difference
Ground Beef	$5.73	$5.84	1.9%
Fried Chicken	$1.52	$1.57	3.6%
Milk	$4.81	$4.67	3.0%
Potatoes	$5.40	$4.93	9.5%
Pizza	$11.33	$12.09	6.2%
Beer	$11.96	$10.41	14.8%

Health Care

Item	Rising Sun	National avg.	Difference
Optometrist	$113.67	$125.68	9.6%
Doctor	$149.53	$135.78	10.1%
Dentist	$132.28	$113.29	16.8%
Ibuprofen	$10.94	$10.65	2.7%
Lipitor	$438.67	$468.60	6.4%

Housing

Item	Rising Sun	National avg.	Difference
Home Price	$249,400.00	$184,700.00	35.0%
Avg. Mortgage Payment	$2,192.51	$2,346.69	6.6%
Apartment Rent	$1,055.00	$949.00	11.2%

Transportation

Item	Rising Sun	National avg.	Difference
Gasoline	$3.50	$3.46	1.0%
Tire Balancing	$74.86	$59.92	24.9%

Utilities

Item	Rising Sun	National avg.	Difference
All Electricity	$173.73	$193.99	10.4%
Phone	$182.79	$192.25	4.9%

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.
Lincoln University, PA	1,843	104	4.4%
Delta, PA	513	101	0.6%
Port Deposit, MD	624	104	3.5%
Aberdeen, MD	15,904	105	4.7%
Quarryville, PA	2,760	105	5.5%
Rising Sun, MD	2,790	111	11.4%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Cost of Living Index	National Avg.
Madison, FL	2,790	81	19.0%
North Beach, MD	2,790	125	24.6%
West Ishpeming, MI	2,790	91	9.1%
Culloden, WV	2,790	93	7.4%
Sutter, CA	2,789	120	20.0%
Rising Sun, MD	2,790	111	11.4%

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 Rising Sun, MD