According to the most recent data on the cost of living, Brooklyn Park has an overall cost of living index of 107 which is 1.1x higher than the national index of 100.
Compared to only Maryland, Brooklyn Park has a cost of living index that's 0.9x lower than Maryland's index of 121.
The standard of living in Brooklyn Park ranks as #3,874 most affordable out of the 6,522 places we measured in Maryland. By definition, that implies Brooklyn Park ranks as the #2,532 most expensive place in the Old Line State.
Living Expense | Brooklyn Park | Maryland | National Average | |
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Overall | 107 | 121 | 100 | |
Services | 105 | 108 | 100 | |
Groceries | 116 | 119 | 100 | |
Health | 84 | 86 | 100 | |
Housing | 112 | 150 | 100 | |
Transportation | 102 | 108 | 100 | |
Utilities | 104 | 108 | 100 |
Housing swings affordability the most between places in Maryland, so we broke down the statistics around housing costs into more detail. It's also important to consider median household incomes to make apples-to-apples comparisons across locations.
Home and income come data comes from the most recent US Census ACS 2014-2018.
Statistic | Brooklyn Park | Maryland | United States |
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Median Home Value | $210,800 | $314,800 | $217,500 |
Median Rent | $1,260 | $1,392 | $1,062 |
Median Income | $61,250 | $84,805 | $62,843 |
Home Value To Income | 3.4x | 3.7x | 3.5x |
Rent To Monthly Income | 0.25x | 0.2x | 0.2x |
Item | Brooklyn Park | Maryland |
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Shampoo | $0.99 | $1.01 |
Movie | $13.19 | $10.72 |
Bowling | $20.0 | $13.86 |
Item | Brooklyn Park | Maryland |
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Ground Beef | $4.32 | $3.9 |
Fried Chicken | $1.6 | $1.4 |
Milk | $2.39 | $1.96 |
Item | Brooklyn Park | Maryland |
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Haircut | $21.67 | $17.49 |
Beauty Salon | $57.5 | $38.17 |
Toothpaste | $5.64 | $2.32 |
Item | Brooklyn Park | Maryland |
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Potatoes | $4.32 | $3.18 |
Pizza | $10.99 | $10.39 |
Beer | $9.19 | $9.23 |
Optometrist | $82.95 | $106.34 |
Doctor | $93.69 | $115.25 |
Dentist | $84.98 | $98.38 |
Item | Brooklyn Park | Maryland |
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Gasoline | $2.54 | $2.59 |
Tire Balancing | $54.77 | $48.9 |
All Electricity | $173.73 | $167.6 |
Phone | $189.3 | $163.42 |
City | Population | Cost Of Living | Vs. Brooklyn Park | Baltimore, MD | 609,032 | 100 | 0.9x | Columbia, MD | 103,991 | 130 | 1.2x | Glen Burnie, MD | 69,872 | 113 | 1.1x | Bowie, MD | 58,481 | 133 | 1.2x | Severna Park, MD | 38,188 | 147 | 1.4x | Pasadena, MD | 29,918 | 122 | 1.1x | Crofton, MD | 29,136 | 140 | 1.3x | Ilchester, MD | 26,974 | 132 | 1.2x | North Laurel, MD | 24,873 | 128 | 1.2x | Elkridge, MD | 21,458 | 125 | 1.2x |
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