Maryland · South · 26k residents
Ballenger Creek, MD: cost of living, taxes & quality of life
Residential facts for Ballenger Creek: housing, taxes, monthly costs, climate, schools, and household income, with the Maryland median as the yardstick. Compare it live against any of 3,000 US cities.
Data coverage: ACS place data; supplementary fields may use state estimates.
The acs median home value in Ballenger Creek is $387,300, 8% below the Maryland median. A two-bedroom rents for about $1,856/mo. Day-to-day costs index at 111 against a national baseline of 100. The median household here earns $108,944 a year.
What the numbers show
Source-confirmed findings- Housing value: The ACS median home value in Ballenger Creek is $387,300, 8.3% below the median for ACS-covered places in Maryland.
- Household income: Median household income is $108,944, 9.1% above the median for ACS-covered places in Maryland.
- Adult education: 46.4% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher, 7.2% above the median for ACS-covered places in Maryland.
- Home value to income: The ACS median home value is about 3.6 times median household income. This is a comparison measure, not a mortgage qualification or affordability promise.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates(2024 ACS 5-year; tables B01003, B15003, B19013, B25077). Geography: Census place where available. This product uses the Census Bureau Data API but is not endorsed or certified by the Census Bureau.
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What makes this place distinctive
A factual snapshot of the place, based on the profile data. It is not a tourism or cultural claim.
A researched local story is not published for this city yet. The signals below are the verified profile context.
- Scale: A smaller city in the profile data, with fewer than 50,000 residents.
- Setting: The profile places Ballenger Creek about 76 miles from the nearest tracked mountain.
- Climate signal: The profile records 213 sunny days.
- Daily pace: The profile records a walk score of 30 and an average commute of 32 minutes.
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Compare Ballenger Creek side by side
Cost of living index
111
ACS median home value
$387,300
2-bedroom rent
$1,856/mo
Median household income
$108,944
Housing momentum
We don't have enough recent home-price and rent data to rank Ballenger Creek's housing momentum yet.
Adjusted by Ballenger Creek's cost-of-living index versus the US average.
| ACS median home value | $387,300 |
| Price per sq. ft. | $250 |
| Property tax rate | 1.05% |
| 1-bedroom rent | $1,657/mo |
| 2-bedroom rent | $1,856/mo |
| State & local income tax | 7.4% |
| Sales tax | 6% |
| Cost of living index | 111 |
| Groceries index | 105 |
| Utilities | $190/mo |
| Transit pass | $77/mo |
| Gas price | $3.35/gal |
| Healthcare index | 100 |
| Childcare (per child) | $1,400/mo |
| Median household income | $108,944 |
| Unemployment rate | 2.8% |
| Population | 26k |
| Crime index | 52/100 |
| School rating | 6.2/10 |
| Walkability | 30/100 |
| Disaster risk | — |
| Avg. commute | 32 min |
| Sunny days / year | 213 days |
| July high | 89°F |
| January low | 27°F |
| Annual snowfall | — |
| Home price YoY | — |
| Home price MoM | — |
| Rent YoY | — |
| Rent MoM | — |
| Ocean coast | 134 mi |
| Big lake | 197 mi |
| Mountains | 76 mi |
| Major airport | 30 mi |
| Ski resort | 97 mi |
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Real listings in Ballenger Creek
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- What is the cost of living in Ballenger Creek, MD?
- Ballenger Creek indexes at 111 for day-to-day costs against a national baseline of 100, with a typical two-bedroom renting for $1,856/mo and a acs median home value of $387,300.
- How much does a house cost in Ballenger Creek?
- The acs median home value in Ballenger Creek is $387,300, 8% below the Maryland median (Census ACS estimate; individual listings vary).
- How much is rent in Ballenger Creek?
- A two-bedroom in Ballenger Creek rents for about $1,856/mo.