Cost Of Living in Brunswick, MD

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	Brunswick	Maryland	National
Cost of living	111	119	100
Goods & Services	109	106	100
Groceries	108	106	100
Health care	97	97	100
Housing	121	150	100
Transportation	95	98	100
Utilities	110	111	100

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The cost of living in Brunswick is 7% lower than the Maryland average
The cost of living in Brunswick is 11% higher than the national average
Brunswick housing is 21% 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	$100,417	$8,368	$2,343	$3,013
Renters	$35,927	$2,994	$838	$1,078

A good way to judge both the affordability of the housing and the cost of living in Brunswick is by simply calculating the maximum that should be spent on housing, otherwise known as the debt-to-income ratio (DTI). The plan is to avoid spending more than 28 percent of the gross income on costs that pertain to housing and no more than 36 percent on all expenses and debts. Brunswick has a median income of about $100,417 for people who own homes. Based on that number, a maximum of $2,343 should be spent on expenses related to housing. Renters have a slightly different median income, which is $35,927. Based on this average, renters should spend no more than $838 on all rental costs if they want to maintain a non-impoverished standard of living.

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	Brunswick	National avg.	Difference
Haircut	$26.11	$24.26	7.6%
Beauty Salon	$70.08	$45.56	53.8%
Toothpaste	$3.81	$3.70	2.8%
Shampoo	$1.51	$1.28	17.9%
Movie	$15.69	$12.13	29.3%
Bowling	$24.83	$18.00	38.0%

Groceries

Item	Brunswick	National avg.	Difference
Ground Beef	$6.24	$5.84	6.9%
Fried Chicken	$1.40	$1.57	11.0%
Milk	$4.78	$4.67	2.2%
Potatoes	$5.49	$4.93	11.3%
Pizza	$12.56	$12.09	3.9%
Beer	$11.10	$10.41	6.6%

Health Care

Item	Brunswick	National avg.	Difference
Optometrist	$92.00	$125.68	26.8%
Doctor	$135.03	$135.78	0.5%
Dentist	$117.67	$113.29	3.9%
Ibuprofen	$11.52	$10.65	8.1%
Lipitor	$403.79	$468.60	13.8%

Housing

Item	Brunswick	National avg.	Difference
Home Price	$245,000.00	$184,700.00	32.6%
Avg. Mortgage Payment	$4,819.29	$2,346.69	105.4%
Apartment Rent	$887.00	$949.00	6.5%

Transportation

Item	Brunswick	National avg.	Difference
Gasoline	$3.25	$3.46	6.0%
Tire Balancing	$59.00	$59.92	1.5%

Utilities

Item	Brunswick	National avg.	Difference
All Electricity	$222.47	$193.99	14.7%
Phone	$197.37	$192.25	2.7%

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.
Trego-Rohrersville Station, MD	101	106	6.3%
Bakersville, MD	0	106	6.3%
Yarrowsburg, MD	274	106	6.3%
Antietam, MD	45	106	6.3%
Eakles Mill, MD	0	106	6.3%
Brunswick, MD	6,364	111	10.7%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Cost of Living Index	National Avg.
Fowler, CA	6,366	121	21.3%
Gray, LA	6,366	86	14.4%
Hamlet, NC	6,366	85	15.2%
Steilacoom, WA	6,366	137	36.7%
Air Force Academy, CO	6,368	129	29.0%
Brunswick, MD	6,364	111	10.7%

Date & Last Updated: This data reflects 2023 and was released from C2ER in January, 2024; this is the most current data available.

Cost of Living in Brunswick, MD