According to the most recent data on the cost of living, Glen Burnie has an overall cost of living index of 112 which is 1.1x higher than the national index of 100.
Compared to only Maryland, Glen Burnie has a cost of living index that's 0.9x lower than Maryland's index of 120.
The standard of living in Glen Burnie ranks as #4,298 most affordable out of the 6,418 places we measured in Maryland. By definition, that implies Glen Burnie ranks as the #2,121 most expensive place in the Old Line State.
Living Expense | Glen Burnie | Maryland | National Average | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Overall | 112 | 120 | 100 | |
Services | 103 | 111 | 100 | |
Groceries | 112 | 114 | 100 | |
Health | 83 | 84 | 100 | |
Housing | 132 | 151 | 100 | |
Transportation | 100 | 109 | 100 | |
Utilities | 107 | 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 | Glen Burnie | Maryland | United States |
---|---|---|---|
Median Home Value | $262,400 | $325,400 | $229,800 |
Median Rent | $1,346 | $1,415 | $1,096 |
Median Income | $74,932 | $87,063 | $64,994 |
Home Value To Income | 3.5x | 3.7x | 3.5x |
Rent To Monthly Income | 0.22x | 0.2x | 0.2x |
Item | Glen Burnie | Maryland |
---|---|---|
Shampoo | $1.0 | $1.06 |
Movie | $13.19 | $10.68 |
Bowling | $17.08 | $14.67 |
Item | Glen Burnie | Maryland |
---|---|---|
Ground Beef | $4.27 | $4.22 |
Fried Chicken | $1.66 | $1.39 |
Milk | $2.39 | $2.05 |
Item | Glen Burnie | Maryland |
---|---|---|
Haircut | $22.28 | $18.62 |
Beauty Salon | $52.83 | $39.05 |
Toothpaste | $4.47 | $2.34 |
Item | Glen Burnie | Maryland |
---|---|---|
Potatoes | $4.1 | $3.29 |
Pizza | $11.99 | $10.62 |
Beer | $9.19 | $9.38 |
Optometrist | $82.95 | $108.57 |
Doctor | $93.69 | $116.17 |
Dentist | $84.98 | $99.13 |
Item | Glen Burnie | Maryland |
---|---|---|
Gasoline | $2.15 | $2.22 |
Tire Balancing | $54.77 | $50.07 |
All Electricity | $176.72 | $167.67 |
Phone | $192.13 | $175.64 |
City | Population | Cost Of Living | Vs. Glen Burnie |
---|---|---|---|
Columbia, MD | 105,412 | 129 | 1.2x |
Bowie, MD | 58,158 | 134 | 1.2x |
Severn, MD | 53,374 | 127 | 1.1x |
Severna Park, MD | 38,729 | 146 | 1.3x |
Crofton, MD | 29,482 | 140 | 1.2x |
Pasadena, MD | 29,432 | 122 | 1.1x |
Ilchester, MD | 26,873 | 133 | 1.2x |
North Laurel, MD | 24,856 | 129 | 1.2x |
Elkridge, MD | 21,778 | 127 | 1.1x |
Ferndale, MD | 17,732 | 111 | 1.0x |