BagtownMD
A town of 310.
Is Bagtown a good place to live?
Bagtown’s midpoint age is 53.6 years, where Maryland’s towns sit at 39.4 years and U.S. towns at 40.5 years. Among 262 Maryland towns, just 3 have a lower peak summer temperature than Bagtown. Bagtown has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
310 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Raven Rock Mountain Complex and 28 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Bagtown. Close and well known come first.
Big draw15 mi LandmarkRaven Rock Mountain Complex
Big draw39 mi LandmarkMount Weather Emergency Operations Center
9 mi National BattlefieldAntietam National Battlefield161K visitors a year
8 mi National park siteCatoctin Mountain Park461K visitors a year
26 mi Ancient siteGettysburg Battlefield
26 mi LandmarkGettysburg National CemeteryPhoto credits
Raven Rock Mountain Complex: US Government, Public domain · Mount Weather Emergency Operations Center: Unknown, Public domain · Antietam National Battlefield: Acroterion, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Catoctin Mountain Park: Acroterion, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Gettysburg Battlefield: Veggies, Public domain · Gettysburg National Cemetery: Photo: Henryhartley at en.wikipedia Statue: Randolph Rogers (1825-1892), Public domain
Moving to Bagtown: who provides what
Bagtown is unincorporated, so Washington County and regional agencies provide most services.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Mar 11, 2026.
The data
Ordered by what stands out in Bagtown.
Bagtown has 0.1 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
The share of residents in Bagtown who live below the poverty line: 15%. The top destinations are Hagerstown (18%), Frederick (5%) and Robinwood (5%). Half commute less than 12 miles.
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Bagtown has a low natural-hazard risk, chiefly from inland flooding
Bagtown’s FEMA hazard score is 22 of 100. Of the losses FEMA expects in the town, 63% come from inland flooding and 13% from hurricanes. Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 78% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Expect four seasons and pleasant summers in Bagtown
July afternoons reach 84°, January nights drop to 22° and about 28 inches of snow falls in a winter.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
How healthy Bagtown is
For adults in Bagtown, the share who worry about having enough food is 11%. Against the Maryland average, Bagtown comes out ahead on 6 CDC measures out of 32, and behind on 3. 38% of Bagtown adults have high blood pressure, above both Maryland’s towns (35%) and U.S. towns (35%).
| Bagtown | Maryland towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 38% | 35% | 35% |
| Food insecurity (CDC PLACES) | 11% | 14% | 14% |
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 23% | 20% | 23% |
| Feel lonely (CDC PLACES) | 32% | 34% | 33% |
| What stands out | Bagtown | MD |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing housing insecurity | 9.2% | 13.5% |
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 10.5% | 15.4% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 9.8% | 7.6% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Everything we know about Bagtown
Colleges nearby
3 within 15 miles of the center of Bagtown
About 0 of every 100 Bagtown residents are enrolled in college, against 7 across Maryland.
100% of working residents leave Bagtown for work
Where Bagtown’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
About Bagtown
Unincorporated community in Maryland, United States
Bagtown is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in Washington County, Maryland, United States. Its population was 333 as of the 2010 census.
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- Area
- 0.5 sq mi
- Elevation
- 689 ft
Questions about Bagtown
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Bagtown, MD a good place to live?
Bagtown has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.