Cost Of Living in Deer Park, MD

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11%

Overall NAT. AVG.

1%

Goods & Services NAT. AVG.

28%

Housing NAT. AVG.

Date & Last Updated: This data reflects 2025 and was released from C2ER in January, 2026; this is the most current data available.

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	Deer Park	Maryland	National
Cost of living	89	120	100
Goods & Services	99	108	100
Groceries	95	106	100
Health care	89	106	100
Housing	72	151	100
Transportation	100	100	100
Utilities	90	114	100

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Cost Of Living Quick Facts

The cost of living in Deer Park is 26% lower than the Maryland average
The cost of living in Deer Park is 11% lower than the national average
Deer Park housing is 28% lower 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	$73,465	$6,122	$1,714	$2,204
Renters	$42,316	$3,526	$987	$1,270

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	Deer Park	National avg.	Difference
Haircut	$31.29	$27.62	13.3%
Beauty Salon	$52.89	$51.11	3.5%
Toothpaste	$4.09	$4.09	0.1%
Shampoo	$1.35	$1.54	12.5%
Movie	$10.96	$12.88	14.9%
Yoga	$19.50	$19.66	0.8%

Groceries

Item	Deer Park	National avg.	Difference
Ground Beef	$7.72	$7.70	0.2%
Fried Chicken	$1.49	$1.66	10.4%
Milk	$4.52	$4.73	4.5%
Potatoes	$5.09	$5.26	3.2%
Pizza	$11.54	$12.76	9.6%
Beer	$10.03	$10.55	4.9%

Health Care

Item	Deer Park	National avg.	Difference
Optometrist	$142.67	$140.06	1.9%
Doctor	$150.32	$153.82	2.3%
Dentist	$89.72	$123.15	27.1%
Ibuprofen	$11.46	$11.73	2.3%
Lipitor	$22.47	$23.61	4.8%

Housing

Item	Deer Park	National avg.	Difference
Home Price	$212,050.00	$326,622.00	35.1%
Avg. Mortgage Payment	$2,070.56	$2,480.25	16.5%
Apartment Rent	$1,294.00	$1,444.00	10.4%

Transportation

Item	Deer Park	National avg.	Difference
Gasoline	$3.17	$3.06	3.7%
Tire Balancing	$58.25	$65.21	10.7%

Utilities

Item	Deer Park	National avg.	Difference
All Electricity	$190.36	$220.12	13.5%
Phone	$190.15	$195.71	2.8%

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.

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City	Population	Cost of Living Index	National Avg.
Crellin, MD	60	97	3.4%
Gorman, MD	200	97	3.4%
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Hutton, MD	67	97	3.4%
Swanton, MD	0	97	3.4%
Deer Park, MD	344	89	10.7%

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