What is the #1 cheapest places to live in maryland?

#	City	Population	COL Index
1	Lonaconing	1,093	74.4
2	Federalsburg	2,818	76.5
3	Westernport	1,864	78.3
4	Cumberland	18,938	79.4
5	Hancock	1,715	81.6
6	Crisfield	2,468	81.7
7	Potomac Heights	1,102	85.1
8	Cresaptown	5,238	86.4
9	Perryman	2,366	87.0
10	Frostburg	7,025	87.7
11	Hurlock	2,205	88.8
12	Pocomoke City	4,360	89.4
13	Greensboro	2,563	90.8
14	Mountain Lake Park	2,033	91.3
15	Snow Hill	2,545	93.4
16	Princess Anne	3,461	94.2
17	Oakland	2,043	94.2
18	Hagerstown	43,490	94.5
19	Cambridge	13,094	94.9
20	Bowling Green	1,096	98.0
21	Williamsport	2,133	100.6
22	Chestertown	5,548	104.2
23	Denton	4,879	105.0
24	Salisbury	33,080	105.0
25	Rock Hall	1,286	105.1
26	Highfield-Cascade	1,079	105.6
27	Ridgely	1,685	106.7
28	La Vale	4,388	107.0
29	Pittsville	2,034	109.8
30	Baltimore	577,193	110.7
31	Bel Air	1,894	110.8
32	Dundalk	65,441	110.9
33	Trappe	1,112	111.1
34	Fruitland	5,698	111.6
35	Elkton	15,867	111.7
36	Halfway	10,974	112.1
37	Seat Pleasant	4,515	112.9
38	Maugansville	3,057	113.2
39	Wilson-Conococheague	1,614	113.9
40	Church Hill	1,052	114.8
41	Emmitsburg	2,855	114.9
42	Lansdowne	8,879	115.6
43	Essex	40,670	115.8
44	Perryville	4,425	116.6
45	Bowmans Addition	1,149	117.0
46	Taneytown	7,295	117.7
47	Baltimore Highlands	8,564	117.8
48	Cedar Heights	1,748	118.1
49	Willards	1,273	119.5
50	Silver Hill	5,068	120.6
51	Easton	17,202	120.6
52	Ocean City	6,887	120.6
53	Delmar	4,058	121.0
54	Aberdeen	16,831	121.6
55	Prince Frederick	2,404	122.2
56	Hebron	1,297	122.3
57	Smithsburg	3,069	122.9
58	Lochearn	27,591	125.4
59	Berlin	5,161	125.6
60	Parkville	30,423	125.9
61	Cottage City	1,162	126.4
62	Glassmanor	17,687	127.7
63	Woodlawn	40,476	127.8
64	Leisure World	8,693	128.0
65	Indian Head	3,982	128.3
66	Edgewood	25,170	128.6
67	Overlea	12,430	128.9
68	Middle River	31,616	129.0
69	Rosedale	20,845	129.5
70	Milford Mill	31,939	129.5
71	New Windsor	1,338	129.8
72	St. Michaels	1,381	129.8
73	Rising Sun	2,756	129.8
74	Brooklyn Park	15,799	130.2
75	North East	4,095	130.3
76	Robinwood	7,822	130.4
77	Algonquin	1,027	130.6
78	Thurmont	6,439	131.3
79	Landover	24,558	131.9
80	Bladensburg	9,552	131.9
81	Westminster	20,257	132.5
82	Suitland	24,667	133.0
83	Walker Mill	9,626	133.2
84	Hillcrest Heights	15,670	133.4
85	Marlow Heights	6,144	133.6
86	Peppermill Village	5,268	134.1
87	District Heights	5,888	134.1
88	Boonsboro	3,799	135.0
89	Temple Hills	8,740	137.0
90	Reisterstown	27,764	137.5
91	Hampstead	6,311	138.1
92	Arbutus	20,869	138.1
93	Capitol Heights	4,014	138.6
94	Forestville	10,839	139.3
95	Randallstown	35,975	139.5
96	Glen Burnie	72,772	139.7
97	Brentwood	3,753	139.7
98	Rossville	15,088	140.4
99	Lexington Park	13,419	141.8
100	Greenbelt	24,572	142.0
101	Melwood	3,734	142.2
102	Coral Hills	9,372	142.5
103	Langley Park	22,057	142.9
104	Carney	28,624	143.0
105	East Riverdale	19,043	143.3
106	Mount Rainier	8,235	143.5
107	Kingstown	1,836	144.4
108	Centreville	4,725	145.2
109	Paramount-Long Meadow	2,660	145.4
110	Fountainhead-Orchard Hills	6,364	145.4
111	Cockeysville	23,265	145.5
112	Chillum	35,163	146.0
113	North Beach	2,769	146.1
114	Ferndale	17,076	146.1
115	College Park	34,397	146.4
116	St. James	4,581	147.0
117	Adelphi	17,210	147.6
118	New Carrollton	13,544	148.9
119	Edmonston	1,332	149.0
120	West Ocean City	5,124	149.1
121	Riverside	6,149	149.1
122	Oxon Hill	18,491	150.2
123	Chesapeake Ranch Estates	9,307	150.3
124	Owings Mills	35,626	150.5
125	Havre de Grace	14,857	150.7
126	Perry Hall	28,908	150.8
127	Pikesville	34,253	150.9
128	Morningside	1,031	151.4
129	Frederick	80,617	151.6
130	Ocean Pines	12,028	151.9
131	Fairmount Heights	1,429	152.2
132	Woodsboro	1,394	152.3
133	Brunswick	7,994	152.6
134	Edgemere	8,778	153.7
135	Colmar Manor	1,579	154.1
136	Montgomery Village	34,161	154.2
137	Manchester	5,446	154.9
138	Bowleys Quarters	6,795	155.0
139	Joppatowne	13,397	155.1
140	White Oak	16,458	155.3
141	Fairland	26,183	155.9
142	Laurel	29,594	155.9
143	Glenarden	6,320	156.8
144	Seabrook	18,495	156.8
145	Summerfield	15,635	156.9
146	Garrison	10,449	157.5
147	Chester	4,539	157.7
148	South Laurel	27,736	158.5
149	Charlestown	2,037	158.7
150	Towson	57,683	159.2
151	Riviera Beach	12,608	160.8
152	Lusby	2,161	161.7
153	Charlotte Hall	1,448	162.1
154	Piney Point	1,171	162.9
155	Beltsville	19,086	163.0
156	Hyattsville	20,861	163.4
157	California	13,223	163.8
158	Grasonville	3,431	163.9
159	Mechanicsville	1,521	164.1
160	Forest Heights	2,619	164.1
161	Riverdale Park	7,249	164.6
162	Catonsville	42,717	166.0
163	Ballenger Creek	25,866	166.5
164	Largo	11,753	167.1
165	Lanham	11,956	167.5
166	Germantown	90,521	167.6
167	Lutherville	6,670	167.7
168	Annapolis	40,744	169.1
169	White Marsh	10,480	169.4
170	Clinton	38,756	169.5
171	Bel Air South	57,702	169.6
172	La Plata	10,470	169.9
173	Libertytown	1,368	170.8
174	Gaithersburg	69,225	171.3
175	Flower Hill	13,743	171.7
176	Landover Hills	1,996	172.1
177	Fort Meade	10,477	173.2
178	Bryans Road	9,174	173.4
179	Waldorf	82,541	173.5
180	Takoma Park	17,522	174.0
181	Drum Point	3,219	174.0
182	Silver Spring	82,129	174.7
183	Linthicum	10,545	174.8
184	Romancoke	1,705	175.0
185	Maryland City	18,669	175.1
186	Wheaton	52,172	175.4
187	Marlboro Meadows	4,003	175.5
188	Marlton	10,223	176.1
189	Mays Chapel	15,616	177.6
190	Aberdeen Proving Ground	2,343	178.2
191	Wildewood	7,765	178.5
192	Aspen Hill	53,752	179.1
193	Camp Springs	22,174	179.3
194	Edgewater	8,297	179.4
195	Long Beach	1,981	179.5
196	Burnt Mills	4,111	179.8
197	Glenmont	16,529	180.1
198	Callaway	1,087	180.1
199	Chesapeake Beach	6,428	180.2
200	Walkersville	6,352	180.3
201	Calverton	17,721	180.6
202	Cheverly	6,107	180.8
203	Derwood	1,830	181.1
204	Deale	5,182	181.9
205	North Laurel	25,201	182.0
206	Marlboro Village	9,200	182.1
207	Keedysville	1,243	182.1
208	Solomons	2,180	182.6
209	Savage	8,284	182.9
210	Lake Shore	18,263	183.2
211	Cobb Island	1,162	183.3
212	Honeygo	12,022	183.3
213	Severn	58,041	183.4
214	Pasadena	32,717	183.5
215	Sykesville	4,346	183.5
216	Bel Air North	31,599	184.1
217	Stevensville	8,693	184.1
218	Jessup	9,147	184.2
219	Columbia	105,871	185.2
220	Friendship Heights Village	3,991	185.4
221	Golden Beach	3,953	186.1
222	Redland	18,976	186.2
223	Jefferson	2,891	187.0
224	Odenton	45,585	187.1
225	Forest Glen	6,650	187.4
226	Andrews AFB	3,075	187.4
227	Timonium	10,880	188.4
228	North Kensington	8,980	189.9
229	Arden on the Severn	1,691	190.0
230	Layhill	5,392	190.0
231	Kettering	13,866	190.4
232	Cape St. Claire	9,016	191.5
233	Parole	17,910	191.7
234	Abingdon	5,727	192.7
235	Spring Ridge	5,720	192.8
236	Eldersburg	30,626	194.3
237	Myersville	2,464	194.4
238	Braddock Heights	2,606	194.5
239	Glenn Dale	14,896	195.7
240	Bowie	57,771	196.4
241	Burtonsville	10,063	196.9
242	Lake Arbor	14,932	197.9
243	Colesville	14,075	197.9
244	Ilchester	27,552	198.0
245	Elkridge	26,183	198.7
246	Crofton	29,878	199.0
247	Shady Side	4,460	199.4
248	Rockville	67,218	199.4
249	Friendly	11,673	200.0
250	National Harbor	4,418	200.4
251	Damascus	16,864	200.8
252	Point of Rocks	2,333	201.2
253	Leonardtown	4,712	202.5
254	Buckeystown	1,317	202.7
255	Westphalia	12,020	202.9
256	North Bethesda	49,498	203.0
257	Bartonsville	2,760	203.9
258	Arnold	23,866	204.7
259	Herald Harbor	2,507	205.6
260	Naval Academy	1,592	205.6
261	Mount Airy	9,746	206.8
262	Hughesville	2,280	208.7
263	Gambrills	2,862	209.9
264	Middletown	5,108	212.3
265	Fort Washington	25,843	213.1
266	Kingsville	4,790	214.0
267	Brown Station	3,918	214.8
268	Baden	1,968	215.0
269	Pleasant Hills	3,955	215.2
270	Fallston	9,954	215.2
271	Berwyn Heights	3,306	215.5
272	Mayo	8,322	216.4
273	Cloverly	16,726	216.8
274	Rosaryville	12,206	216.9
275	Mitchellville	11,325	218.6
276	Severna Park	39,499	219.0
277	Riva	4,798	219.4
278	Croom	2,519	219.9
279	Kemp Mill	14,437	220.5
280	Springdale	4,476	224.6
281	Jarrettsville	2,629	225.4
282	Ellicott City	73,737	227.3
283	Huntingtown	2,634	227.8
284	Konterra	3,212	228.7
285	Bensville	14,792	229.7
286	Linganore	13,044	229.7
287	Kensington	2,248	231.4
288	Accokeek	13,226	231.6
289	West Laurel	4,231	232.3
290	Ashton-Sandy Spring	5,418	235.9
291	Brandywine	10,989	236.2
292	Ten Mile Creek	1,180	236.3
293	Dunkirk	2,319	239.8
294	Olney	36,000	241.1
295	New Market	1,588	241.5
296	Annapolis Neck	12,484	242.4
297	Hillandale	4,901	242.6
298	Queen Anne	1,374	242.9
299	Queensland	2,066	243.6
300	Clarksburg	29,246	244.1
301	Green Valley	13,187	245.0
302	Four Corners	7,785	247.5
303	Urbana	13,897	249.5
304	Owings	2,475	250.2
305	Hampton	5,138	253.4
306	University Park	2,636	264.0
307	North Potomac	23,994	264.1
308	Crownsville	1,701	266.1
309	Adamstown	2,381	268.1
310	Brock Hall	13,400	271.2
311	Scaggsville	10,441	271.3
312	Bethesda	67,403	273.7
313	Woodmore	4,710	274.1
314	Spencerville	1,433	279.2
315	Fairwood	8,108	286.1
316	Galesville	1,206	287.1
317	Poolesville	5,704	291.1
318	South Kensington	8,057	292.6
319	Monrovia	2,924	293.0
320	Potomac	46,230	295.3
321	Chevy Chase	2,884	297.6
322	Darnestown	6,835	309.1
323	Cabin John	2,096	311.6
324	Fulton	5,946	313.8
325	Chevy Chase Village	1,860	324.6
326	Martin's Additions	1,019	324.6
327	Somerset	1,020	324.6
328	Chevy Chase View	1,092	324.6
329	Brookmont	3,825	324.6
330	Travilah	11,128	324.6

Methodology

Cities in Maryland are ranked by col index. Only cities with populations above 1,000 are included. Data sourced from BLS / C2ER. Last updated 2026.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the #1 cheapest places to live in maryland?: Lonaconing ranks #1 with 74.4 (col index).
What are the top 5 cheapest places to live in maryland?: 1. Lonaconing (74.4), 2. Federalsburg (76.5), 3. Westernport (78.3), 4. Cumberland (79.4), 5. Hancock (81.6)
How many cities in Maryland are ranked?: This ranking includes 330 cities in Maryland with available data.

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