| Index | Fairmount Heights | Maryland | National |
| Cost of living | 123 | 120 | 100 |
| Goods & Services | 113 | 108 | 100 |
| Groceries | 105 | 106 | 100 |
| Health care | 120 | 106 | 100 |
| Housing | 154 | 151 | 100 |
| Transportation | 105 | 100 | 100 |
| Utilities | 103 | 114 | 100 |
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| Median Income | Per Year | Per Month | Max Budget (28% DTI) | Max Budget (36% DTI) |
| Owners | $119,006 | $9,917 | $2,777 | $3,571 |
| Renters | $71,349 | $5,946 | $1,665 | $2,141 |
| State | General Sales Tax | With Max Surtax |
| Maryland | 6% | 6% |
| State | Income Tax (Low) | Income Tax (High) |
| Maryland | 2% | 5.75% |
| Item | Fairmount Heights | National avg. | Difference |
| Haircut | $38.06 | $27.62 | 37.8% |
| Beauty Salon | $88.67 | $51.11 | 73.5% |
| Toothpaste | $4.09 | $4.09 | 0.1% |
| Shampoo | $1.90 | $1.54 | 23.2% |
| Movie | $16.44 | $12.88 | 27.7% |
| Yoga | $25.39 | $19.66 | 29.1% |
| Item | Fairmount Heights | National avg. | Difference |
| Ground Beef | $7.55 | $7.70 | 2.0% |
| Fried Chicken | $1.53 | $1.66 | 8.0% |
| Milk | $4.77 | $4.73 | 0.8% |
| Potatoes | $5.54 | $5.26 | 5.4% |
| Pizza | $12.70 | $12.76 | 0.5% |
| Beer | $11.56 | $10.55 | 9.6% |
| Item | Fairmount Heights | National avg. | Difference |
| Optometrist | $242.05 | $140.06 | 72.8% |
| Doctor | $190.23 | $153.82 | 23.7% |
| Dentist | $163.74 | $123.15 | 33.0% |
| Ibuprofen | $12.27 | $11.73 | 4.6% |
| Lipitor | $19.29 | $23.61 | 18.3% |
| Item | Fairmount Heights | National avg. | Difference |
| Home Price | $464,336.00 | $326,622.00 | 42.2% |
| Avg. Mortgage Payment | $5,082.85 | $2,480.25 | 104.9% |
| Apartment Rent | $2,606.00 | $1,444.00 | 80.5% |
| Item | Fairmount Heights | National avg. | Difference |
| Gasoline | $3.12 | $3.06 | 1.9% |
| Tire Balancing | $73.07 | $65.21 | 12.1% |
| Item | Fairmount Heights | National avg. | Difference |
| All Electricity | $231.14 | $220.12 | 5.0% |
| Phone | $195.19 | $195.71 | 0.3% |
| City | Population | Cost of Living Index | National Avg. |
| Rose Hill CDP (Lee County), VA | 731 | 90 | 10.5% |
| Woodlawn CDP (Carroll County), VA | 2,334 | 91 | 8.7% |
| Belle Haven town, VA | 578 | 99 | 0.8% |
| Cottage City, MD | 1,193 | 108 | 7.5% |
| Silver Hill, MD | 5,346 | 113 | 13.3% |
| Fairmount Heights, MD | 1,414 | 123 | 22.6% |
| City | Population | Cost of Living Index | National Avg. |
| Molino, FL | 1,414 | 96 | 3.7% |
| Bourne, MA | 1,414 | 150 | 49.6% |
| Glyndon, MN | 1,414 | 99 | 0.8% |
| Hays, NC | 1,414 | 84 | 16.5% |
| Saint-Tite-des-Caps, QC | 1,414 | n/a | |
| Fairmount Heights, MD | 1,414 | 123 | 22.6% |
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