Mercersville, MD Cost Of Living

Mercersville 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	Mercersville	Maryland	National
Cost of living index	100	120	100
Index	Mercersville	Maryland	National
Goods & Services index	105	109	100
Groceries index	97	111	100
Health care index	102	93	100
Housing index	n/a	150	100
Transportation index	90	104	100
Utilities index	93	104	100

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The cost of living in Mercersville is 17% lower than the Maryland average.
The cost of living in Mercersville is equal to the national average.
The cost of housing in Mercersville is equal to 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	$0	$0	$0	$0
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	Mercersville	National avg.	Difference
Haircut	$10.25	$16.09	36.3%
Beauty Salon	$30.92	$37.33	17.2%
Toothpaste	$2.94	$2.45	20.1%
Shampoo	$1.28	$1.00	27.6%
Movie	$9.75	$10.28	5.2%
Bowling	$5.00	$4.93	1.4%

Groceries

Item	Mercersville	National avg.	Difference
Ground Beef	$3.77	$3.80	0.9%
Fried Chicken	$1.50	$1.40	7.6%
Milk	$1.91	$2.01	5.0%
Potatoes	$2.73	$3.01	9.3%
Pizza	$10.50	$9.89	6.2%
Beer	$9.62	$8.90	8.1%

Health Care

Item	Mercersville	National avg.	Difference
Optometrist	$89.67	$102.16	12.2%
Doctor	$107.00	$108.36	1.3%
Dentist	$100.42	$92.53	8.5%
Ibuprofen	$9.66	$9.28	4.1%
Lipitor	$418.31	$425.82	1.8%

Housing

Item	Mercersville	National avg.	Difference
Home Price	$0.00	$184,700.00	100.0%
Avg. Mortgage Payment	$1,186.07	$1,202.44	1.4%
Apartment Rent	$0.00	$949.00	100.0%

Transportation

Item	Mercersville	National avg.	Difference
Gasoline	$2.16	$2.24	3.6%
Tire Balancing	$36.33	$46.29	21.5%

Utilities

Item	Mercersville	National avg.	Difference
All Electricity	$152.90	$165.96	7.9%
Phone	$27.03	$28.68	5.8%

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.
Breathedsville, MD	180	100	0%
Indian Springs, MD	57	100	0%
Eakles Mill, MD	0	100	0%
Kemps Mill, MD	33	100	0%
Fairview, MD	0	100	0%
Mercersville, MD	74	100	0%

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City, State	Population	Cost of Living Index	National Avg.
Twin Hills, AK	74	126	26%
Alpine, AZ	74	75	-25%
Musselshell, MT	74	79	-21%
Powhatan, AR	74	72	-28%
Faywood, NM	74	95	-5%
Mercersville, MD	74	100	0%

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

Mercersville, MD Cost of Living