Cost of living in Pittsville, Maryland

Pittsville, Maryland has about 1,950 people. That count is a 2020–2024 Census average, not a headcount from one day.

A typical home is worth about $208,900.

HUD's fair-market rent for a 2-bedroom in Wicomico County is $1,428 a month. That is the county number, not an apartment listing in Pittsville. It runs from October 2026 through September 2027.

In the Salisbury, MD metro area, prices sit at 95.6 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 Pittsville'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 Pittsville bill.

In July 2026, a typical Maryland home paid 21.41¢ per kilowatt-hour. That is a state average from EIA, not Pittsville'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, 267 have higher typical rent than Pittsville.