Cost of living in Leonardtown, Maryland

Leonardtown, Maryland has about 4,808 people. That count is a 2020–2024 Census average, not a headcount from one day.

A typical home is worth about $575,300.

HUD's fair-market rent for a 2-bedroom in St. Mary's County is $1,787 a month. That is the county number, not an apartment listing in Leonardtown. 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 Leonardtown'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 Leonardtown bill.

In July 2026, a typical Maryland home paid 21.41¢ per kilowatt-hour. That is a state average from EIA, not Leonardtown'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, 102 have higher typical rent than Leonardtown.