Funeral prices in Howard County, Maryland
The median and the least expensive, service by service
| Service | Median | Least expensive |
|---|---|---|
| Direct cremation | $3,480from only 2 price lists | $3,465Gary L. Kaufman Funeral Home at Meadowridge Memorial Park |
| Cremation with a service | $10,810from only 2 price lists | $10,240Witzke Funeral Homes Inc |
| Immediate burial | $5,045from only 2 price lists | $4,795Gary L. Kaufman Funeral Home at Meadowridge Memorial Park |
| Burial with a graveside service | $7,333from only 2 price lists | $7,120Witzke Funeral Homes Inc |
| Traditional funeral | $9,663from only 2 price lists | $9,165Witzke Funeral Homes Inc |
2 published funeral homes in Howard County, side by side. 7 more within 30 miles are shown too, from over the state line, each labeled with its own state.
A figure drawn from only a few price lists is a marker of the range rather than a going rate. Every price behind it is real and posted, and there are not yet enough of them for the middle to settle.
The newest price list behind these figures is dated Aug 3, 2026. Tax is always approximate. Ask the funeral home for the exact amount.
How much does a funeral cost in Howard County, Maryland
What each home charges
| Funeral home | Town | Direct cremation | Cremation with a service | Immediate burial | Burial with a graveside service | Traditional funeral | Price list posted |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Capitol Mortuary, Inc In DC, over the state line Washington, DC Map | $1,950 least expensive here | not posted | $3,500 least expensive here | not posted | not posted | Jan 1, 2026 | |
| DeVol Funeral Home , Washington, DC In DC, over the state line Washington, DC Map | $4,415 | $8,175 least expensive here | $4,315 | $5,110 least expensive here | $7,105 least expensive here | Aug 25, 2026 | |
| DeVol Funeral Home , Washington In DC, over the state line Washington Map | $4,415 | $8,175 least expensive here | $4,315 | $5,110 least expensive here | $7,105 least expensive here | Aug 25, 2026 | |
| Gary L. Kaufman Funeral Home at Meadowridge Memorial Park Elkridge Map | $3,465 | $11,380 | $4,795 | $7,545 | $10,160 | Aug 3, 2026 | |
| Joseph Gawler's Sons, Llc. In DC, over the state line Washington, DC Map | $8,200 | $17,475 | $8,200 | $14,400 | $20,100 | Aug 3, 2026 | |
| Marshall-March Funeral Home In DC, over the state line Washington, DC Map | not posted | not posted | $3,815 | not posted | not posted | Jul 1, 2023 | |
| Murphy Funeral Homes , Arlington In VA, over the state line Arlington Map | $4,205 | $11,980 | $6,010 | $7,990 | $11,675 | Aug 3, 2026 | |
| Murphy Funeral Homes , Falls Church In VA, over the state line Falls Church Map | $4,205 | $11,980 | $6,010 | $7,990 | $11,675 | Aug 25, 2026 | |
| Witzke Funeral Homes Inc Columbia Map | $3,495 | $10,240 | $5,295 | $7,120 | $9,165 | Aug 3, 2026 |
Sorted by funeral home name.
What each column means
- Direct cremation
- No viewing and no ceremony. The transfer into the funeral home's care, the cremation itself, and the filings.
- Cremation with a service
- A viewing or a ceremony first, then cremation.
- Immediate burial
- Burial with no viewing and no ceremony beforehand.
- Burial with a graveside service
- The ceremony is at the graveside, with none at the funeral home beforehand.
- Traditional funeral
- A viewing, a ceremony, then burial.
A filled dot marks the least expensive figure in that column among the homes on this table.
A cell reading "not posted" means that home's own price list carries no figure for that service. We never estimate one.
Every figure is that home's own posted price with its county's permit fee and one certified copy of the death certificate added, wherever both are on file, rounded once. Open a home to change the county or the number of copies. A figure here includes a casket only where that home's own page says so. Otherwise the casket is chosen and priced separately at the funeral home. Tax is always approximate. Ask the funeral home for the exact amount. 7 homes here sit over the state line and are labeled with their own state, because a family near a border shops across it.
How this table is built
We do not yet publish how many funeral homes operate in this county, so this is every published home here rather than a proportion of the county's total. That total is still being collected.
Statewide there are 398 funeral homes operating today in Maryland, by the state rosters. 151 of them post a price list we hold, and 34 have been read and reviewed far enough to publish. The rest are homes our collecting has not reached, not homes that charge nothing.
Every price here is rounded on purpose. A funeral home's own general price list is the only source, the date it carries is on the row, and the home's name links to the page that shows the document. Where a figure is missing the row says so rather than leaving a blank a reader would have to interpret.
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