Cost of living in Chestertown, Maryland
Simple answer
Typical rent is $1,206 a month.
Chestertown is a town in Maryland. That rent number includes utilities. A typical household earns $54,346 a year.
- People
- 5,594
- Census average, 2020–2024
- Typical rent
- $1,206
- Median gross rent, includes utilities
- Typical pay
- $54,346
- Median household income, yearly
- Typical home
- $344,000
- Median home value
- 2-bedroom fair rent
- $1,241
- Kent County, MD
Chestertown, Maryland has about 5,594 people. That count is a 2020–2024 Census average, not a headcount from one day.
A typical home is worth about $344,000.
HUD's fair-market rent for a 2-bedroom in Kent County is $1,241 a month. That is the county number, not an apartment listing in Chestertown. 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 Chestertown'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 Chestertown bill.
In July 2026, a typical Maryland home paid 21.41¢ per kilowatt-hour. That is a state average from EIA, not Chestertown'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, 254 have higher typical rent than Chestertown.
Nearby places
- Kingstown
Typical rent $1,536
Compare with Chestertown - Rock Hall
Typical rent $595
Compare with Chestertown - Centreville
Typical rent $1,262
Compare with Chestertown - Aberdeen Proving Ground
Typical rent $2,086
Compare with Chestertown - Bowleys Quarters
Typical rent $1,747
Compare with Chestertown - Edgewood
Typical rent $1,375
Compare with Chestertown - Perryman
- Grasonville
Typical rent $1,622
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.