Cost of living in Layhill, Maryland
Layhill, Maryland has about 5,497 people. Typical rent is $2,189 a month, including utilities, and a typical household earns $146,308 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 #82 in Maryland on the 2026 Most Affordable Towns Index.
Simple answer
Typical rent is $2,189 a month.
Layhill is a Census community, not a separate city government in Maryland. That rent number includes utilities. A typical household earns $146,308 a year.
- People
- 5,497
- Census average, 2020–2024
- Typical rent
- $2,189
- Median gross rent, includes utilities
- Typical pay
- $146,308
- Median household income, yearly
- Typical home
- $608,000
- Median home value
- 2-bedroom fair rent
- $2,438
- Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD HUD Metro FMR Area
- Gas
- $4.470
- Central Atlantic (PADD 1B), week of October 12, 2026
Layhill, Maryland has about 5,497 people. That count is a 2020–2024 Census average, not a headcount from one day.
A typical home is worth about $608,000.
HUD's fair-market rent for a 2-bedroom in Montgomery County is $2,438 a month. That is the county number, not an apartment listing in Layhill. It runs from October 2026 through September 2027.
In the Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV metro area, prices sit at 108.9 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 Layhill'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 Layhill bill.
In July 2026, a typical Maryland home paid 21.41¢ per kilowatt-hour. That is a state average from EIA, not Layhill'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, 67 have higher typical rent than Layhill.
Nearby places
- Glenmont
Typical rent $2,028
Compare with Layhill - Leisure World
Typical rent $2,054
Compare with Layhill - Aspen Hill
Typical rent $1,916
Compare with Layhill - Colesville
Typical rent $1,893
Compare with Layhill - Cloverly
Typical rent $2,129
Compare with Layhill - Wheaton
Typical rent $2,163
Compare with Layhill - Kemp Mill
Typical rent $2,177
- North Kensington
Typical rent $1,828
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.