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Cost of living in Chesapeake Ranch Estates, Maryland

Simple answer

Typical rent is $1,948 a month.

Chesapeake Ranch Estates is a Census community, not a separate city government in Maryland. That rent number includes utilities. A typical household earns $102,669 a year.

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People
9,241
Census average, 2020–2024
Typical rent
$1,948
Median gross rent, includes utilities
Typical pay
$102,669
Median household income, yearly
Typical home
$286,700
Median home value
2-bedroom fair rent
$1,890
Calvert County, MD HUD Metro FMR Area

Chesapeake Ranch Estates, Maryland has about 9,241 people. That count is a 2020–2024 Census average, not a headcount from one day.

A typical home is worth about $286,700.

HUD's fair-market rent for a 2-bedroom in Calvert County is $1,890 a month. That is the county number, not an apartment listing in Chesapeake Ranch Estates. It runs from October 2026 through September 2027.

In the Lexington Park, MD metro area, prices sit at 100.8 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 Chesapeake Ranch Estates'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 Chesapeake Ranch Estates bill.

In July 2026, a typical Maryland home paid 21.41¢ per kilowatt-hour. That is a state average from EIA, not Chesapeake Ranch Estates'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, 109 have higher typical rent than Chesapeake Ranch Estates.

Nearby places

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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.

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Locator page updated 2026-09-11. Last checked 2026-10-16.

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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.