Cost of living in Bel Air, Maryland

Bel Air, Maryland has about 1,837 people. That count is a 2020–2024 Census average, not a headcount from one day.

A typical home is worth about $195,700.

HUD's fair-market rent for a 2-bedroom in Allegany County is $1,014 a month. That is the county number, not an apartment listing in Bel Air. It runs from October 2026 through September 2027.

Maryland's prices sit at 105.0 when the U.S. average is 100. This place is not in a metro area with its own index, so this is the state number from BEA for 2024.

Maryland taxes wages. A typical combined sales tax is 6.0% as of January 1, 2026. That mix is statewide, not Bel Air's exact store tax.

Some places in Maryland add a local wage tax. In 2023 the state average was about 2.40% of income. That is not a Bel Air bill.

In July 2026, a typical Maryland home paid 21.41¢ per kilowatt-hour. That is a state average from EIA, not Bel Air's bill.

EIA does not publish a Maryland gasoline price. For the week of October 12, 2026, the Central Atlantic (PADD 1B) all-grades price was $4.470 a gallon. At 12,000 miles a year and 25 mpg, the index counts that as $2,145.60 a year. Those miles are our standard, not a Census figure, and every town in Maryland shares this price.

Among 293 places we list in Maryland with a rent figure, 288 have higher typical rent than Bel Air.