What is the #1 most expensive cities in maryland?

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

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 most expensive cities in maryland?: Martin's Additions ranks #1 with 324.6 (col index).
What are the top 5 most expensive cities in maryland?: 1. Martin's Additions (324.6), 2. Chevy Chase Village (324.6), 3. Travilah (324.6), 4. Chevy Chase View (324.6), 5. Somerset (324.6)
How many cities in Maryland are ranked?: This ranking includes 330 cities in Maryland with available data.

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