Cost of living in Pikesville, Maryland

Pikesville, Maryland has about 33,524 people. That count is a 2020–2024 Census average, not a headcount from one day.

A typical home is worth about $434,500.

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

In July 2026, a typical Maryland home paid 21.41¢ per kilowatt-hour. That is a state average from EIA, not Pikesville'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, 163 have higher typical rent than Pikesville.