Cost of living in Catonsville, Maryland
Catonsville, Maryland has about 43,368 people. Typical rent is $1,724 a month, including utilities, and a typical household earns $114,109 a year. Both figures are Census 2020–2024 medians, not a listing or your pay. This site does not approve or deny benefits. A missing figure stays blank. We do not guess it.
Ranked #51 in Maryland on the 2026 Most Affordable Towns Index.
Simple answer
Typical rent is $1,724 a month.
Catonsville is a Census community, not a separate city government in Maryland. That rent number includes utilities. A typical household earns $114,109 a year.
- People
- 43,368
- Census average, 2020–2024
- Typical rent
- $1,724
- Median gross rent, includes utilities
- Typical pay
- $114,109
- Median household income, yearly
- Typical home
- $416,900
- Median home value
- 2-bedroom fair rent
- $2,006
- Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD MSA
Catonsville, Maryland has about 43,368 people. That count is a 2020–2024 Census average, not a headcount from one day.
A typical home is worth about $416,900.
HUD's fair-market rent for a 2-bedroom in Baltimore County is $2,006 a month. That is the county number, not an apartment listing in Catonsville. It runs from October 2026 through September 2027.
In the Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD metro area, prices sit at 104.5 when the U.S. average is 100. That is a 2024 BEA index.
Maryland taxes wages. A typical combined sales tax is 6.0% as of January 1, 2026. That mix is statewide, not Catonsville'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 Catonsville bill.
In July 2026, a typical Maryland home paid 21.41¢ per kilowatt-hour. That is a state average from EIA, not Catonsville's bill.
EIA did not publish a 2025 all-grades gas price for Maryland in the table we use.
Among 293 places we list in Maryland with a rent figure, 159 have higher typical rent than Catonsville.
Nearby places
- Woodlawn
Typical rent $1,494
Compare with Catonsville - Arbutus
Typical rent $1,318
Compare with Catonsville - Ilchester
Typical rent $2,115
Compare with Catonsville - Lansdowne
Typical rent $1,427
Compare with Catonsville - Elkridge
Typical rent $2,295
Compare with Catonsville - Ellicott City
Typical rent $2,061
Compare with Catonsville - Linthicum
Typical rent $2,066
- Lochearn
Typical rent $1,460
EBT nearby
USDA has a live map of stores that take SNAP. We did not copy that store list here. The downloadable file is a history file for 2005 through 2025, so the live map is the one to use.
Locator page updated 2026-09-11. Last checked 2026-10-16.
Food stamps (SNAP) tools in Maryland
Bigger places in Maryland
Census 2020-2024. HUD rents for October 2026–September 2027. BEA prices for 2024. Taxes as of January 1, 2026. Checked 2026-10-16. 15,000 places are in this guide.