Is Bremerton cheaper than Lexington Park?

Lexington Park is cheaper: its overall cost of living runs about 5% below Bremerton's (BEA Regional Price Parities).

Which has higher household income, Bremerton or Lexington Park?

Lexington Park has the higher median household income — $122,406 versus $109,052 (U.S. Census Bureau, ACS), about 12% more.

Does a paycheck go further in Bremerton or Lexington Park?

A paycheck stretches further in Lexington Park. Adjusted for local prices, the median income is worth $121,483 there versus $103,262 in Bremerton.

Which has cheaper rent, Bremerton or Lexington Park?

Lexington Park has cheaper rent — a median of $1,733/mo versus $1,869/mo (U.S. Census Bureau, ACS).

Bremerton vs Lexington Park

Metro-area medians — Bremerton-Silverdale-Port Orchard, WA Metro Area vs Lexington Park, MD Metro Area — not the cities proper.

Lexington Park comes out ahead, winning 6 of the 8 clearly-decided measures.

Lexington Park is both cheaper to live in (about 5% less) and higher-earning (about 12% more) than Bremerton. Adjusted for local prices, a typical paycheck stretches further in Lexington Park.

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Annual salary (gross)

Household size

Bremerton, WA

$61,314

take-home / yr · 18% to tax

$58,058

real value after local prices

Lexington Park, MD

$57,932

take-home / yr · 23% to tax

$57,495

real value after local prices

On $75,000 for just you, Bremerton leaves you about $563/yr better off after tax and local prices.

Take-home estimates a single filer taking the standard deduction (2025 federal brackets, FICA, and state income tax) and isn't tax advice. “Real value” rebases take-home to average U.S. prices using the BEA cost-of-living index; the per-person figure uses the OECD square-root equivalence scale.

Measure

Bremerton

Lexington Park

Livability (CityLedger)

80/100

78/100

Cost of living (price level, US = 100)

105.6

100.8

Cost-adjusted income (pay's real value)

$103,262

$121,483

Median household income

$109,052

$122,406

Median rent

$1,869/mo

$1,733/mo

Median home value

$579,700

$451,000

Unemployment

3.2%

2.9%

Bachelor's degree or higher

39.4%

37.7%

Average commute

28.4 min

34.6 min

Air quality (median AQI)

—

Avg temperature

54°F

58°F

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+ Bachelor's degree or higher
+ Average commute

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+ Cost of living (price level, US = 100)
+ Cost-adjusted income (pay's real value)
+ Median household income
+ Median rent
+ Median home value
+ Unemployment

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Bremerton vs Lexington Park — frequently asked

Is Bremerton cheaper than Lexington Park?: Lexington Park is cheaper: its overall cost of living runs about 5% below Bremerton's (BEA Regional Price Parities).
Which has higher household income, Bremerton or Lexington Park?: Lexington Park has the higher median household income — $122,406 versus $109,052 (U.S. Census Bureau, ACS), about 12% more.
Does a paycheck go further in Bremerton or Lexington Park?: A paycheck stretches further in Lexington Park. Adjusted for local prices, the median income is worth $121,483 there versus $103,262 in Bremerton.
Which has cheaper rent, Bremerton or Lexington Park?: Lexington Park has cheaper rent — a median of $1,733/mo versus $1,869/mo (U.S. Census Bureau, ACS).