Quick answer
Prices in Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD were 4.5% above the US average in 2024 (Regional Price Parity 104.5, US = 100), with a housing-rent index of 118.2, per the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis.
Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis, Regional Price Parities (2024)
| Category | Price index (US = 100) |
|---|---|
| All items | 104.487 |
| Goods | 102.353 |
| Housing (rents) | 118.194 |
| Utilities | 110.215 |
| Other services | 101.496 |
| — All items by year — | |
| 2024 | 104.487 |
| 2023 | 103.184 |
| 2022 | 102.419 |
| 2021 | 104.901 |
| 2020 | 105.363 |
| 2019 | 103.911 |
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Last updated 2026-10-16. Data only, not financial or tax advice.