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Residential comparison · 13 facts

Cockeysville, MD vs North Potomac, MD

Compare the housing, tax, cost, income, safety, school, and climate facts that are available for both places. The table shows the numbers without declaring one city universally better.

A household earning $85,000 in Cockeysville needs about $97,000 in North Potomac to keep the same lifestyle.
Coming from North Potomac, $85,000 of lifestyle costs about $73,000 in Cockeysville.

A few differences

Cockeysville vs North Potomac · facet by facet
FacetCockeysville, MDNorth Potomac, MD
Median home price$419,900$826,200
2-bedroom rent$1,664/mo$2,267/mo
Property tax rate1.05%1.05%
State & local income tax7.4%7.4%
Sales tax6%6%
Cost of living index110141
Groceries index105105
Utilities$190/mo$190/mo
Median household income$77,680$186,514
Unemployment rate2.8%2.8%
Crime index52/10052/100
School rating6.2/106.2/10
Sunny days / year213 days213 days

Data: Census ACS 2024 · BLS · Tax Foundation 2024 brackets · HUD/Zillow · NOAA 1991–2020 · FEMA NRI · Values are shown as reported; no universal winner is implied.

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Questions & answers
Is Cockeysville cheaper than North Potomac?
Cockeysville has the lower day-to-day cost index (110 vs 141 against a national 100). The other differences are shown facet by facet in the table.
What household income in North Potomac equals $85,000 in Cockeysville?
A household earning $85,000 in Cockeysville needs about $97,000 in North Potomac to keep the same lifestyle; coming the other way, $85,000 of North Potomac lifestyle costs about $73,000 in Cockeysville.