Cost Of Living in Grantsville, 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	Grantsville	Maryland	National
Cost of living	90	119	100
Goods & Services	95	106	100
Groceries	96	106	100
Health care	92	97	100
Housing	79	150	100
Transportation	94	98	100
Utilities	94	111	100

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The cost of living in Grantsville is 24% lower than the Maryland average
The cost of living in Grantsville is 10% lower than the national average
Grantsville housing is 21% lower 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	$58,125	$4,844	$1,356	$1,744
Renters	$18,393	$1,533	$429	$552

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	Grantsville	National avg.	Difference
Haircut	$29.44	$24.26	21.4%
Beauty Salon	$49.17	$45.56	7.9%
Toothpaste	$3.80	$3.70	2.6%
Shampoo	$1.15	$1.28	10.5%
Movie	$10.26	$12.13	15.4%
Bowling	$17.17	$18.00	4.6%

Groceries

Item	Grantsville	National avg.	Difference
Ground Beef	$5.63	$5.84	3.5%
Fried Chicken	$1.35	$1.57	14.2%
Milk	$4.56	$4.67	2.4%
Potatoes	$5.49	$4.93	11.3%
Pizza	$11.17	$12.09	7.6%
Beer	$10.15	$10.41	2.5%

Health Care

Item	Grantsville	National avg.	Difference
Optometrist	$126.67	$125.68	0.8%
Doctor	$137.65	$135.78	1.4%
Dentist	$100.44	$113.29	11.3%
Ibuprofen	$10.20	$10.65	4.3%
Lipitor	$375.63	$468.60	19.8%

Housing

Item	Grantsville	National avg.	Difference
Home Price	$165,900.00	$184,700.00	10.2%
Avg. Mortgage Payment	$1,880.59	$2,346.69	19.9%
Apartment Rent	$525.00	$949.00	44.7%

Transportation

Item	Grantsville	National avg.	Difference
Gasoline	$3.46	$3.46	0.1%
Tire Balancing	$47.54	$59.92	20.7%

Utilities

Item	Grantsville	National avg.	Difference
All Electricity	$178.61	$193.99	7.9%
Phone	$185.45	$192.25	3.5%

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.
Jennings, MD	170	95	5.2%
National, MD	62	95	5.2%
Clarysville, MD	40	95	5.2%
Nikep, MD	0	95	5.2%
Danville, MD	526	95	5.2%
Grantsville, MD	701	90	9.8%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Cost of Living Index	National Avg.
Greensboro, FL	701	85	14.8%
Molena, GA	701	88	11.9%
Elsah, IL	701	101	0.7%
Wheatfield, IN	701	86	13.6%
Evarts, KY	701	78	22.1%
Grantsville, MD	701	90	9.8%

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 Grantsville, MD