Best PlacesDargan, MD Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Dargan, scored on 40 measures of daily life and ranked to fit what matters to you. This page is for people who live here or already know they want to. To work out which city fits you best, start with the best places to live tool.
Dargan ranks 5,731st of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on civic engagement by a wide margin, and taxes are the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in Dargan
BestNeighborhood is the only ranking that scores 40 measures of daily life neighborhood by neighborhood and lets you re-weight every one of them yourself.
Dargan's strengths and weaknesses
Where Dargan ranks high
- Voter turnoutBetter than 99% of towns
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than 97% of towns
- Household income$140,464 median, better than 96% of towns
- Big-city accessBetter than 93% of towns
- Local economyBetter than 86% of towns
Where Dargan ranks low
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than only 1% of towns
- State infrastructureBetter than only 8% of towns
- State fiscal healthBetter than only 8% of towns
- Cell coverageBetter than only 10% of towns
- WalkabilityBetter than only 19% of towns
Who lives in Dargan
Dargan runs younger than the country, though it still carries a larger-than-average share of residents over 65.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Dargan.
Who works in Dargan, and how
Work in Dargan centers on education and wholesale trade. Unemployment is low.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 35%
- Work from home 48%
- Transit, walk, or bike 16%
Life in Dargan
Dargan has more restaurants and bars per resident than 99% of towns. That concentrates in some parts of Dargan and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in Dargan, month by month
Dargan sees roughly 72 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 90 degrees. January highs sit near 44, with lows near 24. The comfortable stretch runs April through June and August through October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 44° | 33° | 24° |
| April | 69° | 55° | 42° |
| July | 90° | 76° | 64° |
| October | 71° | 57° | 45° |
Flying in and out of Dargan
The nearest airport, Hagerstown Regional/Richard A Henson Field, is about 24 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Washington Dulles International, about 32 miles away.
The best schools in and around Dargan
Schools across Dargan average a C+, better than 50% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Sharpsburg ElementaryC · 33% proficient
Top middle schools
- Boonsboro MiddleC · 33% proficient
Top high schools
- Boonsboro HighB+ · 52% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Dargan school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Dargan measure by measure
Cards are ordered by how much each measure matters to you, so the ones you weighted highest come first. Expand to see every measure. Percentages compare Dargan against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Dargan
Is Dargan a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Dargan ranks 5,731st of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on civic engagement, what local pay buys, and high incomes, and lowest on taxes and state infrastructure. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Dargan safe?
Dargan is safer than 34% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $345 per resident a year.
What is the weather like in Dargan?
July highs average about 90 degrees, and January highs near 44 with lows near 24. That works out to about 72 pleasant days a year, more than 30% of towns.
Compare Dargan with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Dargan. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Dargan represents the same real quantity as a 60 anywhere else, and the ranking is a weighted average of those absolutes. The map colors come from a national scale calibrated against a population weighted random sample of 5,000 neighborhoods. That absolute scoring is what no other places-to-live ranking does: it puts a single neighborhood, a town, a metro, and a state on one scale, so the same 40 measures answer both which metro to move to and which street inside it to buy on. Read the full methodology.
Dargan detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Dargan: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Dargan: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Dargan: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Dargan: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Dargan detail on related sites:
- CrimeGrade: neighborhood crime rates behind the crime safety score.
- ISPreports.org: provider by provider internet availability and advertised speeds.
- CoverageWatch: the car insurance premiums behind the cheap car insurance score.
Federal and public data:
- U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey: income, home value, rent, vacancy, commute time and mode, educational attainment, home age, age structure, household type, industry, and race.
- NOAA Global Surface Summary of the Day: the daily station record behind the monthly temperatures and the pleasant-day count.
- FAA Passenger Boarding Data: airport size and annual passenger counts.
- FBI Crime Data Explorer: reported offenses behind the tangible crime cost estimate.
- U.S. EPA Air Quality System: five year average air quality index.
- FEMA National Risk Index: expected annual loss from natural hazards.
- CDC PLACES: disease burden, preventable risk, and barriers to care.
- National Center for Education Statistics: school enrollment and assessment inputs behind the school grade.
- FCC National Broadband Map: internet and wireless availability.
- U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics: employment and job growth behind the local economy score.
- Religious activity uses a proprietary religious signal measurement.
Your priorities
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