2025 Compare Cities Cost of Living:
Cockeysville, MD vs Bowie, MD

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Is it cheaper to live in Bowie or is it cheaper to live in Cockeysville?
- Bowie is 15.6% more expensive than Cockeysville.

Which city has more affordable housing, Bowie or Cockeysville?
- Bowie housing costs are 4.5% more expensive than Cockeysville housing costs.

Is Health Care more affordable in Cockeysville or is Health Care more affordable in Bowie.
- Health related expenses are 2.3% more in Bowie.
 Cockeysville, MDBowie, MDUnited States
 Overall  Unlock120.8100
 Food & Groceries104.2  Unlock100
 Health  Unlock87.2100
 Housing145.3  Unlock100
 Median Home Cost  Unlock$471,100$338,100
 Utilities106  Unlock100
 Transportation  Unlock141.6100
 Miscellaneous120.6  Unlock100
100 = National Average (Below 100 means cheaper than the US average. Above 100 means more expensive.)
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Reviews for Cockeysville    3 Reviews

Over 15 years ago

Terrific town within 30 minutes of downtown Baltimore, but set in the beautiful horse-country of Northern Baltimore County. Easy access to the Gunpowder Falls park and  More

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What makes Cockeysville so great is that it's less than a 20 minute drive from both downtown Baltimore, and the more rural areas of MD. Towson, mainly a large college  More

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Over 19 years ago

Cockeysville is a a small community. Its great if you're an "outdoors" person! There are alot of great trails in area for running, bike riding, and hiking. Not much of a  More

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Reviews for Bowie    15 Reviews

Over 10 years ago

Bowie should have better department stores. One has to travel to another city to find a Nordstroms and other upscale stores. Bowie Towne Center seems to bring in lesser  More

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Over 10 years ago

I grew up in Bowie in the 1980s. At the time, despite being in PG County which was nicknamed DC's ugly city because its demographics and crime were similar to the  More

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Over 13 years ago

COST TO MUCH TO LIVE  More

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