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Linganore is a big small town of 14,444 people in Frederick County, Maryland. It's about 27 miles from Hagerstown, MD and 38 miles from Baltimore, MD, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 87°F and winter highs 42°F, with about 31 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $534k and rent runs about $3k a month.
14,444people
$534kTypical home
$2,523/moRent
87° / 42°Summer / winter
31"Snow
229Sunny days
110Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 14,444
- Part of a metro area
- About 1,745 people per sq mi
- 38 mi to Baltimore, MD
- 27 mi to Hagerstown, MD
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $534k (≈$3,364/mo)
- Median rent $2,523/mo
- Median household income $176k
- Property tax about 0.9% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 87°F
- Winter highs around 42°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 63°F)
- 229 sunny days a year (75 totally clear)
- 136 cloudy days a year
- 43 of 90 winter days are gray
- 110 days a year with rain or snow
- 31" of snow a year
- 8 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 4 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Low violent crime (203 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (953 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 36
- 49% of households have kids
- 8% are 65 or older
- 62% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 44 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 31 mi to HGR airport
- 33 mi to IAD (major hub)
- 24 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 90% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1999
- 99% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 397 ft
- 37 mi to the ocean
- 195 mi to a big lake
- 19 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 24 mi to the nearest ski area
- 9 mi to the nearest campground
- 55 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 674 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 12 bars within 25 mi
- 165 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 1 music venue or club within 25 mi
- 50 museums within 25 mi
- 38 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 17 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 21% of Maryland districts (reading)
- 2 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 3 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 20 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 3 mi to the nearest vet
- Dog park in town
- 6 congregations per 10k people
- 6 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Frederick County: D+9 in 2024
- Maryland: D+29 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Moderate hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- High flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk