Index | Silver Spring | Maryland | National |
Cost of living | 143 | 119 | 100 |
Goods & Services | 108 | 105 | 100 |
Groceries | 111 | 110 | 100 |
Health care | 84 | 83 | 100 |
Housing | 225 | 150 | 100 |
Transportation | 113 | 107 | 100 |
Utilities | 105 | 105 | 100 |
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Median Income | Per Year | Per Month | Max Budget (28% DTI) | Max Budget (36% DTI) |
Owners | $123,942 | $10,329 | $2,892 | $3,719 |
Renters | $54,078 | $4,507 | $1,262 | $1,623 |
State | General Sales Tax | With Max Surtax |
Maryland | 6% | 6% |
State | Income Tax (Low) | Income Tax (High) |
Maryland | 2% | 5.75% |
Item | Silver Spring | National avg. | Difference |
Haircut | $26.32 | $20.27 | 29.8% |
Beauty Salon | $64.54 | $40.39 | 59.8% |
Toothpaste | $2.19 | $2.36 | 7.3% |
Shampoo | $0.96 | $1.08 | 11.2% |
Movie | $12.17 | $10.99 | 10.8% |
Bowling | $17.02 | $15.49 | 9.9% |
Item | Silver Spring | National avg. | Difference |
Ground Beef | $5.18 | $4.30 | 20.5% |
Fried Chicken | $1.53 | $1.40 | 9.6% |
Milk | $2.49 | $2.20 | 12.9% |
Potatoes | $3.30 | $3.22 | 2.4% |
Pizza | $11.96 | $10.74 | 11.4% |
Beer | $10.97 | $9.60 | 14.3% |
Item | Silver Spring | National avg. | Difference |
Optometrist | $74.77 | $109.73 | 31.9% |
Doctor | $96.52 | $118.34 | 18.4% |
Dentist | $86.86 | $100.94 | 14.0% |
Ibuprofen | $9.92 | $9.93 | 0.2% |
Lipitor | $398.89 | $469.53 | 15.0% |
Item | Silver Spring | National avg. | Difference |
Home Price | $469,800.00 | $184,700.00 | 154.4% |
Avg. Mortgage Payment | $2,757.85 | $1,229.62 | 124.3% |
Apartment Rent | $1,491.00 | $949.00 | 57.1% |
Item | Silver Spring | National avg. | Difference |
Gasoline | $2.97 | $2.71 | 9.5% |
Tire Balancing | $61.49 | $51.86 | 18.6% |
Item | Silver Spring | National avg. | Difference |
All Electricity | $180.30 | $170.84 | 5.5% |
Phone | $194.85 | $187.18 | 4.1% |
City | Population | Cost of Living Index | National Avg. |
Rose Hill CDP (Lee County), VA | 708 | 90 | 9.6% |
Wakefield town, VA | 810 | 96 | 4.3% |
Cottage City, MD | 1,209 | 108 | 8.0% |
Silver Hill, MD | 4,802 | 111 | 10.5% |
Landover, MD | 23,124 | 111 | 11.3% |
Silver Spring, MD | 78,038 | 143 | 42.7% |
City | Population | Cost of Living Index | National Avg. |
Kennewick, WA | 77,975 | 98 | 1.7% |
Racine, WI | 77,931 | 86 | 13.5% |
Mount Pleasant, SC | 77,907 | 128 | 27.6% |
Gary, IN | 77,858 | 90 | 9.8% |
Hammond, IN | 78,349 | 94 | 6.3% |
Silver Spring, MD | 78,038 | 143 | 42.7% |