Best PlacesLinganore, MD Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Linganore, 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.
Linganore ranks 1,415th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on population health by a wide margin, and taxes are the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in Linganore
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.
Linganore's strengths and weaknesses
Where Linganore ranks high
- Health outlookBetter than 98% of towns
- Household income$162,877 median, better than 98% of towns
- Educational attainmentBetter than 97% of towns
- Crime safetyBetter than 97% of towns
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than 97% of towns
Where Linganore ranks low
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than only 1% of towns
- Short commute40.2 minutes each way, better than only 5% of towns
- State infrastructureBetter than only 8% of towns
- State fiscal healthBetter than only 8% of towns
- Cheap childcare$1,304 a month, better than only 10% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Linganore
A household needs to earn about $144,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Linganore home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $162,877, 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 Linganore's effective rate of 0.89%, 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 8 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Linganore
Linganore runs younger than the country, and households here run larger than average.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Linganore.
Who works in Linganore, and how
Work in Linganore centers on professional & technical and public administration. Unemployment is low, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 71%
- Work from home 26%
- Transit, walk, or bike 3%
Life in Linganore
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Linganore.
What the weather is like in Linganore, month by month
Linganore sees roughly 64 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 90 degrees. January highs sit near 43, with lows near 28. The comfortable stretch runs April through June, September, and October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 43° | 35° | 28° |
| April | 68° | 56° | 45° |
| July | 90° | 79° | 68° |
| October | 70° | 59° | 49° |
Flying in and out of Linganore
The nearest airport, Hagerstown Regional/Richard A Henson Field, is about 30 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Washington Dulles International, about 33 miles away.
The best schools in and around Linganore
Schools across Linganore average a B+, better than 80% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Oakdale ElementaryB · 49% proficient
- New Market ElementaryB · 45% proficient
- Deer Crossing ElementaryB− · 43% proficient
Top middle schools
- Oakdale MiddleB · 46% proficient
- New Market MiddleB− · 40% proficient
- Gov. Thomas Johnson MiddleD+ · 27% proficient
Top high schools
- Linganore HighA+ · 82% proficient
- Oakdale HighA · 79% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Linganore school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Linganore 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 Linganore against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Linganore
Is Linganore a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Linganore ranks 1,415th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on population health, high incomes, and an educated workforce, and lowest on taxes and long commutes. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Linganore expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $543,647. The overall cost of living runs about 14% above the national average. Set against a $162,877 median income, cost of living beats 97% of towns.
Is Linganore safe?
Yes, Linganore is safer than 97% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $149 per resident a year.
Compare Linganore with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Linganore. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Linganore 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.
Linganore detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Linganore: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Linganore: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Linganore: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Linganore: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Linganore 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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