Cost of living in Towson

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

B+

78/100
14th of 58

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The four inputs

Housing cost index111

Baltimore 10045% · scores 69

Effective property tax rate0.91%

Baltimore 0.96%25% · scores 74

Utilities57

Baltimore 10020% · scores 100

Local sales tax6.00%

Baltimore median 6.00%10% · scores 80

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

Best Baltimore suburbs for cost of living

All 58 ranked, Towson highlighted

1LochearnA−$286,000 2ArbutusA−$322,600 3WoodlawnA−$294,200 4Glen BurnieB+$348,900 5EdgewoodB+$242,200 6AberdeenB+$261,400 7EssexB+$258,900 8DundalkB+$212,700 9OverleaB+$263,900 10RosedaleB+$276,200 11Bel AirB+$318,400 12CarneyB+$319,700 13Owings MillsB+$361,000 14TowsonB+$469,000 15RandallstownB$327,200 16Brooklyn ParkB$284,300 17WestminsterB$337,600 18ParkvilleB$260,400 19AnnapolisB$548,900 20Milford MillB$273,600 21JoppatowneB$342,300 22Middle RiverB$271,700 23Bel Air NorthB$446,500 24Lake ShoreB$473,600 25Perry HallB$349,600 26BaltimoreB$229,600 27ReisterstownB$358,700 28Riviera BeachB$350,300 29EldersburgB$494,300 30White MarshB$369,200 31Mays ChapelB$464,800 32SevernB$479,200 33PasadenaB$423,400 34OdentonB−$435,300 35LinthicumB−$401,600 36CockeysvilleB−$419,900 37Havre de GraceB−$392,900 38PikesvilleB−$434,500 39CatonsvilleB−$416,900 40TimoniumB−$480,800 41RossvilleB−$317,000 42Bel Air SouthB−$405,900 43ParoleB−$533,500 44FallstonC+$562,300 45Severna ParkC+$647,200 46ColumbiaC+$497,400 47North LaurelC+$450,100 48Maryland CityC+$424,900 49ElkridgeC+$454,200 50CroftonC+$519,900 51FerndaleC+$327,600 52Annapolis NeckC$739,100 53ArnoldC$564,200 54IlchesterC$532,400 55Ellicott CityC$661,700 56HoneygoC−$484,100 57ScaggsvilleD+$668,500 —Fort Meade——

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Better than Towson on cost of living

Towson 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

Lochearn7 mi from TowsonA−$286k1.00% 54 C− Arbutus11 mi from TowsonA−$323k1.03% 61 C Woodlawn9 mi from TowsonA−$294k0.95% 59 C Glen Burnie16 mi from TowsonB+$349k0.83% 63 C+ Edgewood17 mi from TowsonB+$242k0.94% 55 C− Essex11 mi from TowsonB+$259k1.05% 51 D+

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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