Brentwood, MD Cost Of Living

Brentwood cost of living index

In the event that the cost of living data was unavailable for this city, estimates based upon nearby cities were used. Each cost of living index is based on a national average of 100. If the amount is below 100, it is lower than the national average. If the amount is above 100, it is higher than the national average.
Index	Brentwood	Maryland	National
Cost of living index	121	120	100
Index	Brentwood	Maryland	National
Goods & Services index	123	109	100
Groceries index	113	111	100
Health care index	101	93	100
Housing index	129	150	100
Transportation index	112	104	100
Utilities index	114	104	100

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The cost of living in Brentwood is 1% higher than the Maryland average.
The cost of living in Brentwood is 21% higher than the national average.
The cost of housing in Brentwood is 29% higher than the national average.
Maryland general sales tax is 18% higher than the national average.
Maryland state income tax is 10% 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	$79,167	$6,597	$1,847	$2,375
Renters	$53,750	$4,479	$1,254	$1,613

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	Brentwood	National avg.	Difference
Haircut	$24.11	$16.09	49.9%
Beauty Salon	$73.39	$37.33	96.6%
Toothpaste	$3.52	$2.45	43.7%
Shampoo	$1.12	$1.00	12.3%
Movie	$13.33	$10.28	29.7%
Bowling	$5.45	$4.93	10.5%

Groceries

Item	Brentwood	National avg.	Difference
Ground Beef	$4.08	$3.80	7.3%
Fried Chicken	$1.32	$1.40	5.3%
Milk	$2.45	$2.01	22.0%
Potatoes	$5.07	$3.01	68.3%
Pizza	$10.99	$9.89	11.2%
Beer	$9.82	$8.90	10.4%

Health Care

Item	Brentwood	National avg.	Difference
Optometrist	$75.00	$102.16	26.6%
Doctor	$99.67	$108.36	8.0%
Dentist	$95.67	$92.53	3.4%
Ibuprofen	$10.22	$9.28	10.2%
Lipitor	$474.34	$425.82	11.4%

Housing

Item	Brentwood	National avg.	Difference
Home Price	$238,700.00	$184,700.00	29.2%
Avg. Mortgage Payment	$3,169.67	$1,202.44	163.6%
Apartment Rent	$1,230.00	$949.00	29.6%

Transportation

Item	Brentwood	National avg.	Difference
Gasoline	$2.46	$2.24	9.5%
Tire Balancing	$55.00	$46.29	18.8%

Utilities

Item	Brentwood	National avg.	Difference
All Electricity	$216.49	$165.96	30.4%
Phone	$27.32	$28.68	4.8%

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, State	Population	Cost of Living Index	National Avg.
Rose Hill CDP (Lee County), VA	708	92	-8%
Woodlawn CDP (Carroll County), VA	2,247	94	-6%
Belle Haven town, VA	562	102	2%
Cottage City, MD	1,209	110	10%
Silver Hill, MD	4,802	112	12%
Brentwood, MD	3,144	121	21%

Cities with similar population

City, State	Population	Cost of Living Index	National Avg.
Myerstown, PA	3,144	95	-5%
Williamsburg, IA	3,144	91	-9%
Wise, VA	3,145	88	-12%
Haviland, NY	3,143	115	15%
Homestead, PA	3,142	84	-16%
Brentwood, MD	3,144	121	21%

Source: The Brentwood, MD cost of living data displayed above is derived from the Council for Community and Economic Research (C2ER) for 2017.

Brentwood, MD Cost of Living