Best PlacesLargo, MD Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Largo, scored on 40 measures of daily life and ranked to fit what matters to you. Local pay runs high here, and housing takes the biggest bite out of it. To work out which city fits you best, start with the best places to live tool.
Largo ranks 26,224th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on transit by a wide margin, and taxes are the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in Largo
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.
Largo's strengths and weaknesses
Where Largo ranks high
- TransitBetter than 98% of towns
- Big-city accessBetter than 97% of towns
- Household income$116,933 median, better than 92% of towns
- Educational attainmentBetter than 91% of towns
- Health outlookBetter than 91% of towns
Where Largo ranks low
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than only 1% of towns
- School gradeD, better than only 6% of towns
- QuietBetter than only 6% of towns
- State infrastructureBetter than only 8% of towns
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than only 8% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Largo
A household needs to earn about $105,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Largo home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $116,933, so a typical household can afford the median home outright.
Where the monthly payment goes
Assumes a 20% down payment, a 6.6% 30-year fixed rate, and a 28% share of income going to the payment. The rate is the 2026-07-23 30-year fixed average, series MORTGAGE30US from the St. Louis Fed, which publishes Freddie Mac's weekly survey. Against the median home value, property tax uses Largo's effective rate of 1.22%, and insurance is estimated at 0.4% of home value a year.
Renting versus buying
At today's prices, buying tends to cost more than renting for about the first 6 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Largo
Largo's age mix sits close to the national median, and households here run smaller than average.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Largo.
Who works in Largo, and how
Work in Largo centers on public administration and health care & social. Unemployment is close to the national rate, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 64%
- Work from home 29%
- Transit, walk, or bike 8%
Life in Largo
The coast is about 27 minutes away. Distance to the water changes a lot across Largo, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in Largo, month by month
Largo sees roughly 62 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 90 degrees. January highs sit near 47, with lows near 27. The comfortable stretch runs April through June, September, and October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 47° | 36° | 27° |
| April | 70° | 57° | 44° |
| July | 90° | 79° | 69° |
| October | 72° | 60° | 49° |
Flying in and out of Largo
Ronald Reagan Washington Ntl sits about 11 miles away. It is a large hub and boarded 12.0 million passengers in 2025, with 128 nonstop destinations.
The best schools in and around Largo
Schools across Largo average a D, better than 6% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Phyllis E. Williams ElementaryC · 33% proficient
- Lake Arbor ElementaryD− · 14% proficient
- Arrowhead ElementaryD− · 13% proficient
Top middle schools
- Walker Mill MiddleD+ · 25% proficient
- Ernest Everett Just MiddleD− · 19% proficient
- James Madison MiddleD− · 18% proficient
Top high schools
- Academy Of Health Sciences At PgccA+ · 84% proficient
- Charles Herbert Flowers HighB− · 42% proficient
- Largo HighD+ · 24% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Largo school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Largo 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 Largo against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Largo
Is Largo a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Largo ranks 26,224th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on transit, big-city access, and high incomes, and lowest on taxes and the schools. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Largo expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $378,437. The overall cost of living runs about 12% above the national average. Set against a $116,933 median income, cost of living beats 81% of towns.
Is Largo safe?
Largo is safer than 14% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $505 per resident a year.
Compare Largo with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Largo. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Largo 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.
Largo detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Largo: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Largo: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Largo: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Largo: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Largo 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.
- Freddie Mac Primary Mortgage Market Survey: the 30-year fixed rate used in the cost-to-buy estimate.
- 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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