Maryland isn’t known for being cheap, but a new ranking says there are still places where home prices, rent and everyday expenses remain well below what residents pay elsewhere in the state.
Real estate platform Houzeo ranked the 10 cheapest places to live in Maryland, with Cumberland taking the top spot. The Western Maryland city had a median home price of $130,000 and an overall cost of living 23 percent below the state average, according to the analysis.
Houzeo said it evaluated hundreds of Maryland communities using median home prices, median rent and overall cost of living. The analysis used housing data from 2022 through 2025 and was updated Aug. 1.
Western Maryland fared particularly well, with Cumberland and Frostburg taking the top two spots and Hagerstown ranking sixth. Baltimore and several Eastern Shore communities also made the list.
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