City comparison
Cost indices by category, with the US city average (100) marked.
Index: 100 = US city average. Lower is more affordable.
Side-by-side costs, salaries, and sub-category indices.
| Metric | Silver Spring | Waldorf | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median rent | $1,826/mo | $1,871/mo | 2.4% lower in A |
| Median home value | $606,100 | $360,300 | 68.2% higher in A |
| Median household income | $95,213 | $111,454 | 14.6% lower in A |
| Groceries index | 107.4 | 108.0 | 0.5% lower in A |
| Utilities index | 106.8 | 107.5 | 0.6% lower in A |
| Transportation index | 97.2 | 98.1 | 0.9% lower in A |
| Healthcare index | 119.2 | 120.6 | 1.2% lower in A |
How much you'd need to earn in the other city to keep the same standard of living.
If you earn $100,000 in Silver Spring, you'd need $101,642 in Waldorf to maintain your standard of living.
Climate, safety, and demographics side by side.
Silver Spring, MD is about 1.6% cheaper overall than Waldorf, MD, based on our cost-of-living index. Housing costs are roughly 2% lower in Silver Spring than in Waldorf. If you earn $80,000 in Silver Spring, you'd need about $81,313 in Waldorf to keep the same standard of living.