Hagerstown, MD vs Linganore, MD

Side-by-side comparison from the latest government data.

MetricHagerstown, MDLinganore, MD
Population43,66514,444
Median Household Income$52,221$175,833
Median Rent$1,114/mo$2,523/mo
Median Home Value$224,500$533,500
Cost of Living (US = 100)94109
Renters Paying 30%+ of Income49.3%41.3%
Poverty Rate21.9%1.3%
Unemployment Rate5.1%3.5% (county)
Violent Crime Rate /100k616106*
Property Crime Rate /100k2,454633*
Median AQI4041
Good AQI Days /yr285—
Summer Highs85°F87°F
Winter Lows25°F29°F
Snowfall33 in/yr31 in/yr
Avg Commute26.1 min40.5 min
Hospitals1—
Avg Hospital Rating3.0 / 5—
Students per Teacher14.816.2
College Degree Rate20.5%62.7%
Foreign-Born %8.4%12.1%
Population Growth (2020–2025)+1.5%—

Green = clearly better (more than 5% apart). Population, growth, weather, hospital count and foreign-born share aren’t scored.
* Rate of the agency that polices Linganore (the city has no police department of its own), so it isn’t scored.