Cost of living in Sterling

Composed in-house · four inputs · 14% of the overall score

B−

72/100
28th of 60

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The four inputs

Housing cost index92

Washington 10045% · scores 83

Effective property tax rate0.81%

Washington 0.85%25% · scores 80

Utilities130

Washington 10020% · scores 30

Local sales tax5.77%

Washington median 5.77%10% · scores 85

Vertical rule marks the Washington reference. Composed in-house · ACS 2020–24. Every scale is on the methodology page.

Best Washington suburbs for cost of living

All 60 ranked, Sterling highlighted

1Silver SpringA−$643,300 2WashingtonA−$737,100 3ChillumB+$393,600 4Bailey's CrossroadsB+$416,600 5Lake RidgeB+$471,200 6Montgomery VillageB+$388,900 7GreenbeltB+$255,400 8South LaurelB+$458,100 9FredericksburgB+$483,700 10FrederickB+$401,500 11FairlandB+$477,300 12ManassasB$449,900 13AnnandaleB$681,300 14Aspen HillB$570,000 15SuitlandB$334,800 16Linton HallB$617,000 17LaurelB$385,500 18Ballenger CreekB$387,300 19ArlingtonB$895,000 20OaktonB$792,100 21West Falls ChurchB$706,800 22GaithersburgB$496,500 23MontclairB$577,800 24AlexandriaB−$735,100 25Dale CityB−$425,500 26WoodbridgeB−$422,400 27RestonB−$642,000 28SterlingB−$526,000 29TysonsB−$640,000 30Fair OaksB−$608,200 31Cherry HillB−$492,500 32RockvilleB−$682,300 33GermantownB−$422,400 34WheatonB−$501,200 35AshburnB−$699,300 36BowieB−$459,300 37BethesdaB−$1,169,900 38College ParkB−$437,900 39North BethesdaB−$731,800 40West SpringfieldB−$637,300 41WaldorfB−$407,600 42LandoverB−$313,900 43HerndonB−$599,100 44ClintonB−$431,400 45CentrevilleB−$590,500 46ClarksburgC+$679,400 47North PotomacC+$826,200 48ChantillyC+$663,600 49BurkeC+$747,700 50Camp SpringsC+$415,000 51OlneyC+$656,600 52Fort WashingtonC+$480,100 53McNairC+$595,800 54BrambletonC+$865,800 55LeesburgC$667,800 56McLeanC$1,412,700 57South RidingC$746,200 58FairfaxC$722,600 59SpringfieldC−$640,300 60PotomacC−$1,157,000

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Better than Sterling on cost of living

Sterling grades B− on cost of living. Six suburbs are within 25 miles and score higher on the same four inputs.

SuburbCost of livingMedian home valueEff. tax rateOverall

Silver Spring21 mi from SterlingA−$643k0.78% 65 C+ Washington22 mi from SterlingA−$737k0.60% 67 C+ Chillum23 mi from SterlingB+$394k0.99% 47 D Bailey's Crossroads18 mi from SterlingB+$417k0.93% 61 C Lake Ridge23 mi from SterlingB+$471k0.86% 59 C Montgomery Village17 mi from SterlingB+$389k0.77% 57 C−

Cost-of-living index composed in-house from housing cost, utilities, effective property tax and local sales tax · Median home value: ACS 2020–24 · Effective property tax: ACS 2020–24

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