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Cost of living in Fort Meade, Maryland

Simple answer

Typical rent is $2,435 a month.

Fort Meade is a Census community, not a separate city government in Maryland. That rent number includes utilities. A typical household earns $103,261 a year.

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People
11,225
Census average, 2020–2024
Typical rent
$2,435
Median gross rent, includes utilities
Typical pay
$103,261
Median household income, yearly
Typical home
Not published
Median home value
2-bedroom fair rent
$2,006
Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD MSA

Fort Meade, Maryland has about 11,225 people. That count is a 2020–2024 Census average, not a headcount from one day.

The Census Bureau did not publish a typical home value here.

HUD's fair-market rent for a 2-bedroom in Anne Arundel County is $2,006 a month. That is the county number, not an apartment listing in Fort Meade. 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 Fort Meade'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 Fort Meade bill.

In July 2026, a typical Maryland home paid 21.41¢ per kilowatt-hour. That is a state average from EIA, not Fort Meade'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, 38 have higher typical rent than Fort Meade.

Nearby places

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.

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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.