Loch Lynn HeightsMD
A town of 482, settled in 1900.
Is Loch Lynn Heights a good place to live?
Loch Lynn Heights’ trail density is 4.7 miles per square mile, above both the Maryland town median (0.6) and the median of U.S. towns (0.4). Loch Lynn Heights has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
482 people, and everyone knows the way
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Moving to Loch Lynn Heights: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in Loch Lynn Heights, and how to reach them.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Mar 11, 2026.
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Loch Lynn Heights has a very low natural-hazard risk, chiefly from inland flooding
Federal disaster aid has reached households in Loch Lynn Heights after 3 declared disasters, most recently in 2012. Loch Lynn Heights’ FEMA risk score stands at 2 of 100, against 6 of 100 in Maryland’s towns and 44 of 100 across U.S. towns. Expected losses in Loch Lynn Heights break down as 56% from inland flooding and 9% from cold waves.
FEMA disaster declarations and aid · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
The average trip to work in Loch Lynn Heights is shorter than in most of Maryland or the rest of the country
Only 3 of the 262 Maryland towns we compare have a lower median household income than Loch Lynn Heights. Loch Lynn Heights: 11% of residents live below the poverty line. The top destinations are Oakland (23%), Mountain Lake Park (4%) and Baltimore (2%). Half commute less than 8 miles.
| Loch Lynn Heights | Maryland towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 13 minutes | 32 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Median household income | $49,000 | $113,000 | $80,000 |
| Working residents who work in town | 0.5% | 3.1% | 8% |
| Below the poverty line | 11% | 7% | 9.6% |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
In Loch Lynn Heights, a typical July afternoon runs cooler than in the typical Maryland or U.S. town
July afternoons reach 79°, January nights drop to 19° and about 105 inches of snow falls in a winter. Loch Lynn Heights has chilly, snowy winters and pleasant summers, with plenty of rain.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
How healthy Loch Lynn Heights is
The share of adults in Loch Lynn Heights who report frequent physical distress: 16%. Nearly a fifth of adults in Loch Lynn Heights report frequent mental distress; 17% smoke cigarettes.
| Loch Lynn Heights | Maryland towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 16% | 12% | 14% |
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 19% | 15% | 17% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 17% | 11% | 14% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 40% | 35% | 35% |
| What stands out | Loch Lynn Heights | MD |
|---|---|---|
| More older adults who have lost all their teeth | 22.5% | 9.9% |
| More adults with COPD | 10.3% | 5.9% |
| More smokers | 17.4% | 10.9% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
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Everything we know about Loch Lynn Heights
Colleges nearby
1 within 15 miles of the center of Loch Lynn Heights
About 2 of every 100 Loch Lynn Heights residents are enrolled in college, against 7 across Maryland.
100% of working residents leave Loch Lynn Heights for work
Where Loch Lynn Heights’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
About Loch Lynn Heights
Town in Maryland, United States
Loch Lynn Heights is a town in Garrett County, Maryland, United States. The population was 493 at the 2020 census.
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- Area
- 0.3 sq mi
- Elevation
- 2,448 ft
Questions about Loch Lynn Heights
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Is Loch Lynn Heights, MD a good place to live?
Loch Lynn Heights has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.