Westminster, MD vs Linganore, MD

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

MetricWestminster, MDLinganore, MD
Population20,44514,444
Median Household Income$86,219$175,833
Median Rent$1,476/mo$2,523/mo
Median Home Value$337,600$533,500
Cost of Living (US = 100)105109
Renters Paying 30%+ of Income54.1%41.3%
Poverty Rate10%1.3%
Unemployment Rate3.1% (county)3.5% (county)
Violent Crime Rate /100k212106*
Property Crime Rate /100k1,702633*
Median AQI3841
Good AQI Days /yr——
Summer Highs83°F87°F
Winter Lows23°F29°F
Snowfall28 in/yr31 in/yr
Avg Commute28.5 min40.5 min
Hospitals1—
Avg Hospital Rating3.0 / 5—
Students per Teacher13.816.2
College Degree Rate36.3%62.7%
Foreign-Born %9.9%12.1%
Population Growth (2020–2025)+2.2%—

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.