Index | West Laurel | Maryland | National |
Cost of living | 134 | 119 | 100 |
Goods & Services | 109 | 106 | 100 |
Groceries | 108 | 106 | 100 |
Health care | 97 | 97 | 100 |
Housing | 198 | 150 | 100 |
Transportation | 95 | 98 | 100 |
Utilities | 110 | 111 | 100 |
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Median Income | Per Year | Per Month | Max Budget (28% DTI) | Max Budget (36% DTI) |
Owners | $137,266 | $11,439 | $3,203 | $4,118 |
Renters | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
State | General Sales Tax | With Max Surtax |
Maryland | 6% | 6% |
State | Income Tax (Low) | Income Tax (High) |
Maryland | 2% | 5.75% |
Item | West Laurel | 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% |
Item | West Laurel | 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% |
Item | West Laurel | 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% |
Item | West Laurel | National avg. | Difference |
Home Price | $365,200.00 | $184,700.00 | 97.7% |
Avg. Mortgage Payment | $4,819.29 | $2,346.69 | 105.4% |
Apartment Rent | $0.00 | $949.00 | 100.0% |
Item | West Laurel | National avg. | Difference |
Gasoline | $3.25 | $3.46 | 6.0% |
Tire Balancing | $59.00 | $59.92 | 1.5% |
Item | West Laurel | National avg. | Difference |
All Electricity | $222.47 | $193.99 | 14.7% |
Phone | $197.37 | $192.25 | 2.7% |
City | Population | Cost of Living Index | National Avg. |
Lansdowne, MD | 8,635 | 102 | 2.4% |
Cottage City, MD | 1,150 | 108 | 8.4% |
Woodlawn CDP (Prince George's County), MD | 7,873 | 107 | 7.4% |
Brooklyn Park, MD | 15,163 | 109 | 8.7% |
Woodlawn, MD | 41,505 | 110 | 10.4% |
West Laurel, MD | 4,171 | 134 | 33.7% |
City | Population | Cost of Living Index | National Avg. |
Westville, NJ | 4,171 | 99 | 0.7% |
Rising Sun-Lebanon, DE | 4,170 | 116 | 16.0% |
Rosemont, IL | 4,173 | 124 | 24.4% |
Magee, MS | 4,174 | 80 | 19.8% |
Minersville, PA | 4,174 | 84 | 15.7% |
West Laurel, MD | 4,171 | 134 | 33.7% |