Cost Of Living in Galesville, MD

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83%

Overall NAT. AVG.

17%

Goods & Services NAT. AVG.

248%

Housing NAT. AVG.

Date & Last Updated: This data reflects 2023 and was released from C2ER in January, 2024; 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	Galesville	Maryland	National
Cost of living	183	119	100
Goods & Services	117	106	100
Groceries	105	106	100
Health care	110	97	100
Housing	348	150	100
Transportation	106	98	100
Utilities	111	111	100

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Cost Of Living Quick Facts

The cost of living in Galesville is 54% higher than the Maryland average
The cost of living in Galesville is 83% higher than the national average
Galesville housing is 248% 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	$168,614	$14,051	$3,934	$5,059
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	Galesville	National avg.	Difference
Haircut	$41.31	$24.26	70.3%
Beauty Salon	$73.33	$45.56	60.9%
Toothpaste	$3.70	$3.70	0.0%
Shampoo	$1.63	$1.28	27.4%
Movie	$15.72	$12.13	29.6%
Bowling	$24.56	$18.00	36.4%

Groceries

Item	Galesville	National avg.	Difference
Ground Beef	$5.72	$5.84	2.1%
Fried Chicken	$1.31	$1.57	16.5%
Milk	$4.83	$4.67	3.3%
Potatoes	$5.15	$4.93	4.5%
Pizza	$12.83	$12.09	6.2%
Beer	$11.41	$10.41	9.6%

Health Care

Item	Galesville	National avg.	Difference
Optometrist	$112.83	$125.68	10.2%
Doctor	$156.21	$135.78	15.0%
Dentist	$135.09	$113.29	19.2%
Ibuprofen	$12.28	$10.65	15.3%
Lipitor	$426.27	$468.60	9.0%

Housing

Item	Galesville	National avg.	Difference
Home Price	$789,000.00	$184,700.00	327.2%
Avg. Mortgage Payment	$5,844.08	$2,346.69	149.0%
Apartment Rent	$1,550.00	$949.00	63.3%

Transportation

Item	Galesville	National avg.	Difference
Gasoline	$3.37	$3.46	2.7%
Tire Balancing	$75.27	$59.92	25.6%

Utilities

Item	Galesville	National avg.	Difference
All Electricity	$227.70	$193.99	17.4%
Phone	$190.71	$192.25	0.8%

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	Population	Cost of Living Index	National Avg.
Cedarville, MD	577	109	9.3%
Upper Marlboro, MD	586	122	22.4%
Largo, MD	11,633	126	25.9%
North Beach, MD	2,790	125	24.6%
Marlboro Village, MD	9,505	126	26.3%
Galesville, MD	1,262	183	82.6%

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