| Index | La Vale | Maryland | National |
| Cost of living | 103 | 120 | 100 |
| Goods & Services | 118 | 108 | 100 |
| Groceries | 96 | 106 | 100 |
| Health care | 149 | 106 | 100 |
| Housing | 88 | 151 | 100 |
| Transportation | 96 | 100 | 100 |
| Utilities | 99 | 114 | 100 |
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| Median Income | Per Year | Per Month | Max Budget (28% DTI) | Max Budget (36% DTI) |
| Owners | $111,458 | $9,288 | $2,601 | $3,344 |
| Renters | $92,931 | $7,744 | $2,168 | $2,788 |
| State | General Sales Tax | With Max Surtax |
| Maryland | 6% | 6% |
| State | Income Tax (Low) | Income Tax (High) |
| Maryland | 2% | 5.75% |
| Item | La Vale | National avg. | Difference |
| Haircut | $19.00 | $27.62 | 31.2% |
| Beauty Salon | $42.00 | $51.11 | 17.8% |
| Toothpaste | $4.06 | $4.09 | 0.8% |
| Shampoo | $1.69 | $1.54 | 9.6% |
| Movie | $11.25 | $12.88 | 12.6% |
| Yoga | $15.33 | $19.66 | 22.0% |
| Item | La Vale | National avg. | Difference |
| Ground Beef | $7.54 | $7.70 | 2.1% |
| Fried Chicken | $1.52 | $1.66 | 8.6% |
| Milk | $4.67 | $4.73 | 1.3% |
| Potatoes | $5.48 | $5.26 | 4.3% |
| Pizza | $13.74 | $12.76 | 7.7% |
| Beer | $10.70 | $10.55 | 1.4% |
| Item | La Vale | National avg. | Difference |
| Optometrist | $250.00 | $140.06 | 78.5% |
| Doctor | $234.41 | $153.82 | 52.4% |
| Dentist | $216.41 | $123.15 | 75.7% |
| Ibuprofen | $11.81 | $11.73 | 0.7% |
| Lipitor | $24.21 | $23.61 | 2.5% |
| Item | La Vale | National avg. | Difference |
| Home Price | $292,812.00 | $326,622.00 | 10.4% |
| Avg. Mortgage Payment | $2,329.87 | $2,480.25 | 6.1% |
| Apartment Rent | $1,203.00 | $1,444.00 | 16.7% |
| Item | La Vale | National avg. | Difference |
| Gasoline | $3.12 | $3.06 | 2.1% |
| Tire Balancing | $52.33 | $65.21 | 19.7% |
| Item | La Vale | National avg. | Difference |
| All Electricity | $219.62 | $220.12 | 0.2% |
| Phone | $189.31 | $195.71 | 3.3% |
| City | Population | Cost of Living Index | National Avg. |
| Bier, MD | 228 | 110 | 9.5% |
| Oldtown, MD | 31 | 110 | 9.5% |
| Detmold, MD | 263 | 110 | 9.5% |
| Ocean, MD | 0 | 110 | 9.5% |
| Green Spring, WV | 74 | 110 | 9.5% |
| La Vale, MD | 4,630 | 103 | 3.0% |
| City | Population | Cost of Living Index | National Avg. |
| Prescott, ON | 4,630 | n/a | |
| Sauk Centre, MN | 4,631 | 96 | 4.2% |
| Gifford, FL | 4,628 | 91 | 8.9% |
| Castle Hills, TX | 4,632 | 121 | 20.9% |
| Edwardsville, KS | 4,627 | 93 | 6.9% |
| La Vale, MD | 4,630 | 103 | 3.0% |
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