Cost Of Living in Williston, 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	Williston	Maryland	National
Cost of living	120	119	100
Goods & Services	106	106	100
Groceries	100	106	100
Health care	104	97	100
Housing	161	150	100
Transportation	98	98	100
Utilities	95	111	100

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The cost of living in Williston is 1% higher than the Maryland average
The cost of living in Williston is 20% higher than the national average
Williston housing is 61% 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	$160,192	$13,349	$3,738	$4,806
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	Williston	National avg.	Difference
Haircut	$29.11	$24.26	20.0%
Beauty Salon	$52.88	$45.56	16.1%
Toothpaste	$3.76	$3.70	1.6%
Shampoo	$1.20	$1.28	6.5%
Movie	$13.93	$12.13	14.8%
Bowling	$23.28	$18.00	29.3%

Groceries

Item	Williston	National avg.	Difference
Ground Beef	$5.47	$5.84	6.3%
Fried Chicken	$1.34	$1.57	14.8%
Milk	$4.61	$4.67	1.3%
Potatoes	$5.39	$4.93	9.2%
Pizza	$12.81	$12.09	6.0%
Beer	$10.53	$10.41	1.1%

Health Care

Item	Williston	National avg.	Difference
Optometrist	$144.11	$125.68	14.7%
Doctor	$139.66	$135.78	2.9%
Dentist	$132.33	$113.29	16.8%
Ibuprofen	$10.65	$10.65	0.0%
Lipitor	$369.07	$468.60	21.2%

Housing

Item	Williston	National avg.	Difference
Home Price	$297,200.00	$184,700.00	60.9%
Avg. Mortgage Payment	$2,380.70	$2,346.69	1.4%
Apartment Rent	$0.00	$949.00	100.0%

Transportation

Item	Williston	National avg.	Difference
Gasoline	$3.40	$3.46	1.7%
Tire Balancing	$57.32	$59.92	4.3%

Utilities

Item	Williston	National avg.	Difference
All Electricity	$182.13	$193.99	6.1%
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.
West Denton, MD	14	102	1.7%
Farmington, DE	184	91	9.1%
Federalsburg, MD	2,668	93	7.5%
Hurlock, MD	2,390	94	6.1%
Blades, DE	1,123	97	2.7%
Williston, MD	174	120	19.7%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Cost of Living Index	National Avg.
Gantt, AL	174	83	17.4%
St. Stephens, AL	174	93	7.3%
Antoine, AR	174	78	21.7%
Red Rock CDP (Apache County), AZ	174	90	10.0%
Fort Bidwell, CA	174	96	4.0%
Williston, MD	174	120	19.7%

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 Williston, MD