Best PlacesMiddleburg, MD Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Middleburg, scored on 40 measures of daily life and ranked to fit what matters to you. Several measures below read low, and the ranked lists name which ones. To work out which city fits you best, start with the best places to live tool.
Middleburg ranks 28,109th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on big-city access by a wide margin, and taxes are the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in Middleburg
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.
Middleburg's strengths and weaknesses
Where Middleburg ranks high
- Big-city accessBetter than 93% of towns
- TransitBetter than 90% of towns
- Disaster safetyBetter than 81% of towns
- Healthcare accessBetter than 77% of towns
- Low vacancyBetter than 76% of towns
Where Middleburg 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
- Cheap childcare$1,198 a month, better than only 14% of towns
- Educational attainmentBetter than only 16% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Middleburg
A household needs to earn about $97,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Middleburg home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is only a little above the area's median income of $88,252; the gap is small, which keeps homes within reach of local pay.
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 Middleburg's effective rate of 0.77%, 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 9 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Middleburg
Middleburg 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 Middleburg.
Who works in Middleburg, and how
Work in Middleburg centers on construction and admin & support services. Unemployment is low, and the job base is shrinking.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 84%
- Work from home 13%
- Transit, walk, or bike 3%
Life in Middleburg
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Middleburg.
What the weather is like in Middleburg, month by month
Middleburg sees roughly 70 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 91 degrees. January highs sit near 42, with lows near 29. The comfortable stretch runs April through June, September, and October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 42° | 35° | 29° |
| April | 68° | 56° | 47° |
| July | 91° | 80° | 71° |
| October | 70° | 60° | 52° |
Flying in and out of Middleburg
The nearest airport, Hagerstown Regional/Richard A Henson Field, is about 21 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Washington Dulles International, about 47 miles away.
The best schools in and around Middleburg
Schools across Middleburg average a C+, better than 44% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Elmer A. Wolfe ElementaryC− · 28% proficient
- Taneytown ElementaryD+ · 23% proficient
- Maugansville ElementaryD+ · 22% proficient
Top middle schools
- Walkersville MiddleC− · 30% proficient
- Northwest MiddleC− · 28% proficient
- Western Heights MiddleD · 19% proficient
Top high schools
- Barbara Ingram School For The ArtsA · 70% proficient
- Walkersville HighA− · 64% proficient
- Francis Scott Key HighB+ · 53% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Middleburg school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Middleburg 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 Middleburg against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Middleburg
Is Middleburg a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Middleburg ranks 28,109th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on big-city access, transit, and low disaster risk, 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 Middleburg expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $371,882. The overall cost of living runs about 3% above the national average. Set against a $88,252 median income, cost of living beats 54% of towns.
Is Middleburg safe?
Middleburg is safer than 25% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $396 per resident a year.
Compare Middleburg with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Middleburg. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Middleburg 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.
Middleburg detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Middleburg: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Middleburg: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Middleburg: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Middleburg: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Middleburg 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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