Cost of living in West Ocean City, Maryland
West Ocean City, Maryland has about 5,198 people. Typical rent is $1,620 a month, including utilities, and a typical household earns $97,165 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 #101 in Maryland on the 2026 Most Affordable Towns Index.
Simple answer
Typical rent is $1,620 a month.
West Ocean City is a Census community, not a separate city government in Maryland. That rent number includes utilities. A typical household earns $97,165 a year.
- People
- 5,198
- Census average, 2020–2024
- Typical rent
- $1,620
- Median gross rent, includes utilities
- Typical pay
- $97,165
- Median household income, yearly
- Typical home
- $423,700
- Median home value
- 2-bedroom fair rent
- $1,184
- Worcester County, MD
West Ocean City, Maryland has about 5,198 people. That count is a 2020–2024 Census average, not a headcount from one day.
A typical home is worth about $423,700.
HUD's fair-market rent for a 2-bedroom in Worcester County is $1,184 a month. That is the county number, not an apartment listing in West Ocean City. It runs from October 2026 through September 2027.
Maryland's prices sit at 105.0 when the U.S. average is 100. This place is not in a metro area with its own index, so this is the state number from BEA for 2024.
Maryland taxes wages. A typical combined sales tax is 6.0% as of January 1, 2026. That mix is statewide, not West Ocean City'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 West Ocean City bill.
In July 2026, a typical Maryland home paid 21.41¢ per kilowatt-hour. That is a state average from EIA, not West Ocean City'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, 186 have higher typical rent than West Ocean City.
Nearby places
- Ocean Pines
Typical rent $2,069
Compare with West Ocean City - Ocean City
Typical rent $1,353
Compare with West Ocean City - Berlin
Typical rent $1,091
Compare with West Ocean City - Selbyville
Typical rent $1,152
Compare with West Ocean City - Ocean View
Typical rent $1,774
Compare with West Ocean City - Millville
Typical rent $1,750
Compare with West Ocean City - Willards
Typical rent $1,460
- Frankford
Typical rent $1,072
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.