Overall
100.8
Above avg
Metro cost profile · 2024 BEA RPP
Lexington Park, MD
Cost-of-living indicators for Lexington Park, MD, from Bureau of Economic Analysis Regional Price Parities, overall, goods, services, and rents vs the U.S. average of 100.
- 100.8
- Overall RPP
- #74
- of 387 metros
- 103.8
- Rents RPP
- $99K
- $100K national buys
Lexington Park ranks #74 of 387 U.S. metros by cost, and its overall price index has fallen 2.2 points since 2008.
- falling since 2008
- similar cost to Kingston
The verdict
Lexington Park is more expensive than 81% of U.S. metros, an overall cost index of 100.8, 0.8% above the national average, led by services at 106.4.
- top 19%
- by overall cost, nationwide
- 99.7
- goods RPP, tradable items
- 106.4
- services RPP, labor-priced
A $100,000 national salary carries the purchasing power of about $99,246 here; matching a $100K lifestyle takes roughly $100,760.
Latest BEA release change
What changed from 2023 to 2024
Lexington Park's overall RPP fell -2.0 points, from 102.7 in 2023 to 100.8 in 2024. The largest category movement was rents, changing from 112.0 to 103.8. This is a relative change against the national benchmark, not a household's dollar bill.
RPP History (2008-2024)
The cost of living has been trending downward, decreasing by 2.2 points over this period. The largest single-year move was in 2017, when the index dropped 5.3 points from the year before, a bigger swing than the full 2008-2024 change.
Lexington Park overall RPP, 2008-2024
Every year on record, national average = 100
| Year | Overall |
|---|---|
| 2008 | 103.0 |
| 2009 | 101.1 |
| 2010 | 102.8 |
| 2011 | 104.0 |
| 2012 | 102.6 |
| 2013 | 103.7 |
| 2014 | 103.4 |
| 2015 | 104.3 |
| 2016 | 103.3 |
| 2017 | 98.0 |
| 2018 | 100.6 |
| 2019 | 99.1 |
| 2020 | 101.4 |
| 2021 | 99.0 |
| 2022 | 103.1 |
| 2023 | 102.7 |
| 2024 | 100.8 |
Service-cost-led profile
How Lexington Park's cost structure works
Services are the defining pressure in Lexington Park: the BEA services component is 106.4, farther above the national baseline than local rents or tradable goods. That service-heavy pattern explains an overall RPP of 100.8 differently from a housing-led metro.
Across all reported metros, the closest component-profile matches are Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ, Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ, Albany, OR. They resemble Lexington Park across goods, services, and rents together, so they are stronger structure peers than a place selected only because its overall RPP happens to be nearby.
Across 2008-2024, Lexington Park's overall index has fallen by 2.2 points. This is a relative price-level history, not a prediction or a personal affordability recommendation; pair it with current local wages and housing options before making a decision.
Lexington Park vs every U.S. metro
Where this metro sits in the national cost distribution
101 Top 19% higher than 81% of 387 US metros
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Source U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis, Regional Price Parities · 2024
Lexington Park cost breakdown
BEA RPP by category, 100 = national average
- Rents
Rents
103.8 RPP
- Services
Services
106.4 RPP
- Overall
Overall
100.8 RPP
- Goods
Goods
99.7 RPP
What this shows Lexington Park's strongest departure is services at 106.4; rents follows at 103.8. Labor-priced local activity, rather than housing alone, is the first budget line to investigate.
Goods vs. housing, where Lexington Park's cost comes from
Metros near Lexington Park's overall cost, plotted by their goods price (horizontal) and housing price (vertical). Same headline RPP, very different structures.
Read the chart as text
- Lexington Park (Lexington Park, this metro): goods RPP 99.7, rents RPP 103.8
- Kingston: goods RPP 99.7, rents RPP 110.2
- Colorado Springs: goods RPP 96.1, rents RPP 116.2
- Redding: goods RPP 105.2, rents RPP 89.4
- Salt Lake City: goods RPP 96.4, rents RPP 123.3
- Ann Arbor: goods RPP 93.7, rents RPP 125.3
- Bakersfield: goods RPP 105.2, rents RPP 90.3
Price Index Summary
Goods
99.7
Below avg
Services
106.4
Above avg
Rents
103.8
Above avg
Salary Equivalent
A $100,000 salary at the national average cost of living equals:
$100,760
in Lexington Park, MD purchasing power
$50,000 nationally
$50,380
$75,000 nationally
$75,570
$125,000 nationally
$125,950
$150,000 nationally
$151,140
$200,000 nationally
$201,520
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Affordability score
F
22/100
How far the median local paycheck goes here, combining income and housing cost
Purchasing power
Not reported
Housing affordability F
22nd percentile
A weighted composite (60% purchasing power, 40% housing affordability) percentile-ranked against every other tracked metro; a missing input redistributes its weight rather than deflating the score. Sources: Census ACS 5-Year 2023 (income) + BEA Regional Price Parities 2024 (cost). Vintages differ by design; see methodology.
MD-relative analysis
Goods prices sits close to the middle of MD's metro distribution
Among the 4 MD metros PlainCost tracks with reported goods prices data, Lexington Park, MD ranks #2 - the 50th percentile within the state. This is a different, narrower cut than the nationwide rank above: it compares Lexington Park, MD only against its own state's metros, not the full US field.
Goods prices
#2 of 4
50th percentile in MD
Services prices
#2 of 4
50th percentile in MD
Rent prices
#2 of 4
50th percentile in MD
Ranked by raw value (highest first); a higher rank is not automatically "more expensive is worse", see the national comparison above for direction context. This is a comparison within MD only, not a livability score.
Nationwide metros with similar overall cost or rent prices
Two BEA RPP-derived peer sets for Lexington Park, MD: nearest metros by overall regional price parity and by rents RPP. These are cross-state neighborhoods, not the in-state metro list below.
Similar overall RPP
Nearest metros by overall regional price parity (100.8 here).
Similar rents RPP
Nearest metros by rents regional price parity (103.8 here).
Burlington-South Burlington, VT Rents 103.8 Providence-Warwick, RI-MA Rents 103.9 Provo-Orem-Lehi, UT Rents 104.1 Raleigh-Cary, NC Rents 103.5 Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX Rents 104.5 Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN Rents 104.6 Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY Rents 102.6 Portland-South Portland, ME Rents 105.2
Other MD Metros
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Decision peers
Metros with a similar cost mix
These metros are closest to Lexington Park's combined goods, services, and rents profile. They may not have the same overall RPP, but their price pressures are shaped in a similar way.
Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ
Goods 100.6 · Services 107.6 · Rents 105.5 Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ
Goods 99.8 · Services 109.2 · Rents 98.7 Albany, OR
Goods 105.3 · Services 104.8 · Rents 101.1 Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA
Goods 100.7 · Services 108.1 · Rents 96.3 Bend, OR
Goods 105.3 · Services 105.0 · Rents 110.0 Eugene-Springfield, OR
Goods 105.3 · Services 102.5 · Rents 98.3
Metros with Similar Cost of Living
These metros have an overall RPP closest to Lexington Park, MD's index of 100.8.
Showing the 6 closest of 387 metro areas tracked nationally.
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What this means for Lexington Park
How to read Lexington Park's cost of living before a move, a job offer, or a budget.
- Budget to local prices, not headline pay, a $100K national salary spends like about $99,246 in Lexington Park. Salary calculator
- Start with services: it indexes at 106.4, the largest departure from the national benchmark in this metro's BEA cost mix. Compare it with the other components before treating the overall RPP as a complete household budget.
- Compare Lexington Park head-to-head against a specific destination before you decide. Compare metros
RPP is BEA's annual price-level benchmark for the data year shown, not a live market quote. Pair it with current local wages and housing costs before deciding.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the cost of living in Lexington Park, MD?
Lexington Park, MD has a Regional Price Parity (RPP) index of 100.8, meaning it is 0.8% more expensive than the national average. Goods are indexed at 99.7, services at 106.4, and rents at 103.8. It ranks #74 out of 387 U.S. metro areas by overall cost.
What salary do I need in Lexington Park, MD to match $100K nationally?
To maintain the same purchasing power as a $100,000 salary at the national average, you would need approximately $100,760 in Lexington Park, MD. Conversely, $100K earned in Lexington Park, MD has the purchasing power of $99,246 at the national average.
How expensive is rent in Lexington Park, MD?
Rents in Lexington Park, MD are indexed at 103.8, which is 3.8% above the national average. This is close to the U.S. average.
Is Lexington Park, MD getting more expensive?
From 2008 to 2024, Lexington Park, MD's overall cost index changed by -2.2 points (from 103.0 to 100.8). The cost of living has been declining.
What costs the most in Lexington Park, MD?
The priciest category in Lexington Park, MD is services at 106.4, 6.4% above the national average. The most affordable category is goods at 99.7, 0.3% below average.
What metros have a similar cost of living to Lexington Park, MD?
Metros with the most similar overall cost index include Kingston, Colorado Springs, Redding. These areas have RPP values within a few points of Lexington Park, MD's 100.8.
Data sources
- BEA Regional Price Parities (RPP), the cost-of-living indices shown on this page
- U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (ACS), gross-rent observations behind the rents component
- BLS Consumer Price Index (CPI), goods and services price relatives
- BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), labor-driven services component
- HUD Fair Market Rents (FMR), 40th-percentile rent cross-reference
Every figure on PlainCost is rendered directly from BEA Regional Price Parity source data, no number is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, our changelog, or report a data error. Data current as of 2026-08-11. Rankings measure the published cost-of-living index only; we don't recommend where to live or rate any metro's quality of life.