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A town of 14,444.
Linganore's standout: natural-hazard risk is low. Overall it grades A, 54th of 259 graded towns in Maryland. The median household earns $176K and residents are healthier than 95% of U.S. towns on CDC estimates. Linganore’s median household income is $176,000, where Maryland’s towns sit at $113,000 and U.S. towns at $80,000. Thomas Maynard House and Henry Nelson House is on the National Register of Historic Places. Only 6 of the 261 Maryland towns we compare have a higher share of children under 18 than Linganore.
Where Linganore beats most towns.
| Widest gap | Linganore | MD |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 7.1% | 15.4% |
| School | Grades | Students |
|---|---|---|
| Oakdale Elementary | PK–5 | 1,167 |
| Blue Heron Elementary | PK–5 | 680 |
| Deer Crossing Elementary | PK–5 | 528 |
8,543 counted in 2010 and 12,351 in 2020.
U.S. Census 2010 & 2020 counts
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Maryland), ordered by how far Linganore is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
The archive holds 3 old photos and papers going back to 2019 and 6 maps from 1908 on.
1 place on the National Register of Historic Places.
Explore the history →Linganore is unincorporated, so Frederick 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.
Ordered by what stands out in Linganore.
Linganore has less food insecurity than most of Maryland, sends most of its workers to Frederick and beyond and has household incomes well above the Maryland norm.
16 miles of trail in 4 parks and preserves. The trail density in Linganore is 1.9 miles per square mile.
| Linganore | Maryland towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miles of trail per square mile | 1.9 miles per square mile | 0.6 | 0.4 |
| Conserved land | 3.3% | 9.5% | 4.3% |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Fred Archibald Audubon Sanctuary | — | 17 |
| 2. Lake Linganore Disc Golf Course | — | 5 |
| 3. Summerfield Park | — | 1 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Its public schools are run by the Frederick County Public Schools. Three of its 5 schools are below, each with why it’s listed. The largest public high school is Oakdale High, with 1,702 students.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oakdale ElementaryLargest public elementary schoolGrades PK–5 | Grades PK–5 | 1,167 | A− |
| Oakdale HighLargest public high schoolGrades 9–12 | Grades 9–12 | 1,702 | A+ |
| Oakdale MiddleTop results in townGrades 6–8 | Grades 6–8 | 1,085 | A− |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within MD on state tests and graduation
Its widest gap with Maryland is food insecurity: 7.1% of its 8,612 adults worry about having enough food, against 15.4% statewide. Against the 1,504 U.S. towns with household incomes like Linganore’s, it is healthier than 62%, a smaller edge than it has nationally: part of it comes with its incomes.
8.1% of adults have diabetes in Linganore. Among 261 Maryland towns, just 10 have a lower share of adults who have high blood pressure than Linganore. 33% of adults have obesity in Linganore.
| Linganore | Maryland towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 9% | 12% | 14% |
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 16% | 23% | 25% |
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 8.1% | 12% | 12% |
| Fair or poor health (CDC PLACES) | 11% | 17% | 19% |
| What stands out | Linganore | MD |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 7.1% | 15.4% |
| Fewer older adults who have lost all their teeth | 5.1% | 9.9% |
| More binge drinkers | 17.4% | 14.1% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 94% of U.S. communities. One flood insurance claim has been paid in Linganore since 1992.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Linganore has 722 jobs for its 6,317 working residents: even if every job went to a resident, most would still commute out. The average commute takes 40.5 minutes, against 31.1 across Maryland.
1.3% of Linganore residents live below the poverty line. Jobs based in Linganore grew to 722 in 2023, 319 more than in 2013. Linganore’s average trip to work is 41 minutes.
| Linganore | Maryland towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 41 minutes | 32 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Work from home | 27% | 18% | 11% |
| Below the poverty line | 1.3% | 7% | 9.6% |
| Working residents who work in town | 1.8% | 3.2% | 8% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Linganore has chilly, snowy winters and warm summers. July afternoons reach 87°, January nights drop to 24° and about 33 inches of snow falls in a winter.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Linganore. Close and well known come first.
Big draw38 mi National park siteWhite House311K visitors a year
Big draw39 mi National MemorialWashington Monument204K visitors a year
Big draw39 mi LandmarkArlington National Cemetery
Big draw39 mi LandmarkUnited States Triumphal Arch
Big draw23 mi LandmarkRaven Rock Mountain Complex
Big draw39 mi MuseumSmithsonian Institution30.0M visitors a yearWhite House: This image or media was taken or created by Matt H. Wade. To see his entire port, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Washington Monument: Oren Rozen, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Arlington National Cemetery: Protoant, Public domain · United States Triumphal Arch: Hstoops, CC0 · Raven Rock Mountain Complex: US Government, Public domain · Smithsonian Institution: Highsmith, Carol M., 1946-, photographer, Public domain
2 within 15 miles of the center of Linganore
About 5 of every 100 Linganore residents are enrolled in college, against 7 across Maryland.
Where Linganore’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
Census-designated place in Maryland
Linganore is a census-designated place (CDP) in Frederick County, in the U.S. state of Maryland. It consists of the area around Lake Linganore, a residential community governed by a homeowners association, located east of the city of Frederick. As of the 2020 census the CDP had a population of 12,351. Prior to 2010, the area was part of the Linganore-Bartonsville CDP. The mailing address for the area is Lake Linganore, with a ZIP code of 21774, although the U.S. Postal Service recommends NEW MARKET MD.
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4 towns share a border with Linganore.
| Town | MD rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Linganore | #54 | A | C | — | A− | A+ |
| Spring Ridge | #6 | A+ | B− | — | A− | A+ |
| New Market | — | — | C+ | — | A− | A |
| Frederick | #114 | B+ | C+ | C− | A− | A− |
| Bartonsville | #52 | A | C+ | — | A− | A |
New Market has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade. Linganore, Spring Ridge, New Market and Bartonsville report no FBI crime data of their own. Compare Linganore with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
By most measures, yes. Linganore grades A overall, better than 90% of U.S. towns and #54 of 259 in Maryland. It grades A+ for health and A− for schools.
That is 4.2 years of the area's median household income ($126,684 across the Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV metro area). Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades C.
