#	County	Cost of Living Score	Overall Score
1	Garrett County, MD	64.3	62.7
2	Allegany County, MD	58.8	49.8
3	Somerset County, MD	34.5	40.2
4	Dorchester County, MD	28.9	47
5	Caroline County, MD	18.2	42
6	Washington County, MD	17.9	44.6
7	Wicomico County, MD	15.1	39.4
8	Kent County, MD	14.6	52.8
9	Worcester County, MD	14.1	48.4
10	Baltimore city, MD	11.6	24.8
11	Talbot County, MD	10.3	56.9
12	Cecil County, MD	8.4	42.2
13	Baltimore County, MD	6.3	38.3
14	Carroll County, MD	6.3	57
15	Harford County, MD	5.6	50.1
16	Queen Anne's County, MD	3.9	58.9
17	St. Mary's County, MD	3.7	52.3
18	Calvert County, MD	3	59.1
19	Frederick County, MD	3	49.9
20	Prince George's County, MD	2.3	32.5
21	Anne Arundel County, MD	1.9	45.6
22	Charles County, MD	1.8	48.2
23	Montgomery County, MD	1.3	46.9
24	Howard County, MD	1.1	48.8

Cost of Living data from CostByCounty. See full details at CostByCounty. Data updated February 2026.