Cost Of Living in Upper Marlboro, 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	Upper Marlboro	Maryland	National
Cost of living	122	119	100
Goods & Services	117	106	100
Groceries	105	106	100
Health care	110	97	100
Housing	147	150	100
Transportation	106	98	100
Utilities	111	111	100

New Real Estate Listings in Upper Marlboro Area

For Sale For Rent

Search

Search Homes for Sale in Upper Marlboro, MD

See How Much House You Can Afford. Get Pre-Approved Today

Cost Of Living Quick Facts

The cost of living in Upper Marlboro is 3% higher than the Maryland average
The cost of living in Upper Marlboro is 22% higher than the national average
Upper Marlboro housing is 47% 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

Most Affordable Places to Live in and Around Upper Marlboro

See all the best places to live around Upper Marlboro

Compare Upper Marlboro, MD Cost of Living

Write a review to give others more information about this area.

See all Upper Marlboro poll results

The best places in Maryland

Here are the best places to live in Maryland

Check out the 10 most dangerous cities in Maryland

Safest States In The US

Most Dangerous Cities In The US

Salary Calculator

This is how much you would need to earn in

Price difference in compared to

Cost of living index
Goods & Services index
Groceries index
Health care index
Housing index
Transportation index
Utilities index

Median Income & Debt-To-Income Ratio

Median Income	Per Year	Per Month	Max Budget (28% DTI)	Max Budget (36% DTI)
Owners	$93,500	$7,792	$2,182	$2,805
Renters	$81,250	$6,771	$1,896	$2,438

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	Upper Marlboro	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	Upper Marlboro	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	Upper Marlboro	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	Upper Marlboro	National avg.	Difference
Home Price	$230,200.00	$184,700.00	24.6%
Avg. Mortgage Payment	$5,844.08	$2,346.69	149.0%
Apartment Rent	$1,900.00	$949.00	100.2%

Transportation

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

Utilities

Item	Upper Marlboro	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.
Cedarville, MD	577	109	9.3%
Cottage City, MD	1,150	108	8.4%
Silver Hill, MD	5,155	114	14.0%
Seat Pleasant, MD	4,753	114	14.3%
Capitol Heights, MD	4,505	117	17.5%
Upper Marlboro, MD	586	122	22.4%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Cost of Living Index	National Avg.
Golden Beach, FL	586	319	218.6%
Dumont, IA	586	82	18.5%
Packwood, IA	586	80	19.7%
Bonfield, IL	586	89	10.5%
White City, KS	586	83	16.9%
Upper Marlboro, MD	586	122	22.4%

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 Upper Marlboro, MD