Index | La Plata | Maryland | National |
Cost of living | 122 | 119 | 100 |
Goods & Services | 112 | 105 | 100 |
Groceries | 112 | 110 | 100 |
Health care | 102 | 83 | 100 |
Housing | 157 | 150 | 100 |
Transportation | 99 | 107 | 100 |
Utilities | 93 | 105 | 100 |
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Median Income | Per Year | Per Month | Max Budget (28% DTI) | Max Budget (36% DTI) |
Owners | $115,283 | $9,607 | $2,690 | $3,459 |
Renters | $41,923 | $3,494 | $978 | $1,258 |
State | General Sales Tax | With Max Surtax |
Maryland | 6% | 6% |
State | Income Tax (Low) | Income Tax (High) |
Maryland | 2% | 5.75% |
Item | La Plata | National avg. | Difference |
Haircut | $26.68 | $20.27 | 31.6% |
Beauty Salon | $64.51 | $40.39 | 59.7% |
Toothpaste | $3.09 | $2.36 | 30.9% |
Shampoo | $1.09 | $1.08 | 1.4% |
Movie | $13.27 | $10.99 | 20.7% |
Bowling | $23.12 | $15.49 | 49.2% |
Item | La Plata | National avg. | Difference |
Ground Beef | $4.36 | $4.30 | 1.6% |
Fried Chicken | $1.56 | $1.40 | 11.2% |
Milk | $2.81 | $2.20 | 27.7% |
Potatoes | $4.03 | $3.22 | 25.1% |
Pizza | $11.82 | $10.74 | 10.0% |
Beer | $10.51 | $9.60 | 9.5% |
Item | La Plata | National avg. | Difference |
Optometrist | $106.32 | $109.73 | 3.1% |
Doctor | $128.64 | $118.34 | 8.7% |
Dentist | $105.17 | $100.94 | 4.2% |
Ibuprofen | $10.17 | $9.93 | 2.4% |
Lipitor | $444.67 | $469.53 | 5.3% |
Item | La Plata | National avg. | Difference |
Home Price | $320,600.00 | $184,700.00 | 73.6% |
Avg. Mortgage Payment | $2,857.81 | $1,229.62 | 132.4% |
Apartment Rent | $1,133.00 | $949.00 | 19.4% |
Item | La Plata | National avg. | Difference |
Gasoline | $2.65 | $2.71 | 2.4% |
Tire Balancing | $52.44 | $51.86 | 1.1% |
Item | La Plata | National avg. | Difference |
All Electricity | $152.84 | $170.84 | 10.5% |
Phone | $181.41 | $187.18 | 3.1% |
City | Population | Cost of Living Index | National Avg. |
Port Tobacco Village, MD | 5 | 107 | 6.7% |
Woodlawn CDP (Carroll County), VA | 2,247 | 92 | 7.7% |
Potomac Heights, MD | 1,191 | 94 | 6.4% |
Fairview Beach, VA | 643 | 104 | 4.2% |
Indian Head, MD | 3,879 | 110 | 10.4% |
La Plata, MD | 9,059 | 122 | 21.9% |
City | Population | Cost of Living Index | National Avg. |
Alcoa, TN | 9,058 | 82 | 18.2% |
Detroit Lakes, MN | 9,060 | 91 | 8.9% |
Sheffield Lake, OH | 9,055 | 90 | 10.0% |
Granbury, TX | 9,052 | 99 | 0.6% |
Sheffield, AL | 9,067 | 80 | 20.4% |
La Plata, MD | 9,059 | 122 | 21.9% |