Our letter grades for safety, schools and health, then every Maryland ranking list both towns are on. A grade is one measure; read the page behind it.

Safety

–LargoNot graded CWestminsterSafer than 33% of U.S. towns

Schools

DLargoBetter than 8% of districts in the state A+WestminsterBetter than 96% of districts in the state

Health

B+LargoHealthier than 65% of U.S. towns A−WestminsterHealthier than 78% of U.S. towns

10Largo

8Westminster

Lists won, of 19 where both are ranked. Ties go to nobody.

Lowest depressionHealth · 262 towns #9#217 Highest graduation rateSchools · 258 towns #192#1 Cheapest rentCost of living · 252 towns #191#64 Most remote workersWork · 256 towns #43#158 Shortest commuteGetting around · 262 towns #158#72 Lowest obesityHealth · 262 towns #217#144 Fewest smokersHealth · 262 towns #63#127 Most educatedPeople · 262 towns #105#169

Left end = #1 in Maryland. Showing the lists where the towns are furthest apart. All of Largo’s rankings →

Monthly cost

A typical home costs $510 more a month in Westminster

A typical home in each town, bought with 20% down at 6.3% for 30 years, plus property tax at the town’s own rate and insurance. Change the numbers to fit you.

Down paymentRate%

Largo$2,380/mo

Typical home $388K (Census) · tax rate 1.08% · or rent about $2,180/mo · Housing →

Westminster$2,900/mo

Typical home $463K (Zillow) · tax rate 1.21% · or rent about $1,476/mo · Housing →

The difference: $510 a month, about $6,200 a year, between Westminster and Largo.

Estimates, not a quote: your price, rate, tax bill and insurance will differ. Tax rate = the Census median tax bill over the median home value.

Life in each

What daily life feels like in each

The weather, the land, the history and the people, row by row. None of it is a grade: more snow is a plus to a skier.

Seasons

LargoWestminster

Snow a year16″28″

January low25°F 21°F

July high88°F 85°F

Growing season (days)203d 177d

Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)8th 17th

Outdoors & history

LargoWestminster

Trails1 mi 5 mi

Conserved land5.3%9.5%

Settled—1764

National Register places1 13

Archive photos—6

Famous people born here—23

Community

LargoWestminster

Library hours a week44 hrs 57 hrs

Colleges in town1 1

Posts this month0 0

Neighbors joined0 0

A dot marks the most on each row. Climate: NOAA 1991–2020 normals at the nearest station. Hazard risk: FEMA National Risk Index, expected yearly damage vs U.S. towns.

Where they are

49 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

LargoMD WestminsterMD

Largo ↔ Westminster49 miles apart

Everything, side by side

What matters to you?

Pick a few. Those rows jump to the top and the best fit on each is marked. There’s no overall score: what matters is up to you.

Only big differences vs Maryland average

LargoWestminster

People

Population 12,229Lowest 20,445Highest

Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census +8.4%Highest MD: +7% +8.3%Lowest MD: +7%

Median age 39.6±3.5Highest about the MD average 38.5±3.1Lowest about the MD average

Largo and Westminster are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Kids under 18 18.9%±4.8Highest MD: 22.2% 17.2%±2.2Lowest MD: 22.2%

Largo and Westminster are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Age 65+ 14.8%±1.9Lowest MD: 16.7% 17.5%±2.2Highest MD: 16.7%

Westminster and Largo are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 45.6%Highest MD: 43.4% 36.3%Lowest MD: 43.4%

Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 7%±2.5Lowest MD: 6.9% 13.6%±1.7Highest MD: 6.9%

Cost of living

Household incomemedian $103,375±$9kHighest about the MD average $86,219±$13kLowest 17% below MD

Largo and Westminster are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $387,800±$35kHighest 8% below MD $337,600±$23kLowest 20% below MD

Largo and Westminster are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Rentmedian gross, monthly $2,180±$117Highest 28% above MD $1,476±$67Lowest 13% below MD

Property taxmedian, yearly $4,186Highest about the MD average $4,079Lowest about the MD average

Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 53%±15Lowest MD: 51.5% 56.7%±9.8Highest MD: 51.5%

Westminster and Largo are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Below poverty line 7.2%Lowest MD: 9.4% 10%Highest MD: 9.4%

Housing

Homeownersof occupied homes 63.2%Highest MD: 67.6% 56.5%Lowest MD: 67.6%

Typical home builtmedian year 1983Highest 4 yrs newer than MD 1982Lowest 3 yrs newer than MD

Getting to work

Average commuteone way 33 minHighest 6% above MD 29 minLowest 8% below MD

Work from home 26.9%±6.4Highest MD: 19.3% 15.4%±2.9Lowest MD: 19.3%

Work in townworking residents 0.8%Lowest 13.2%Highest

Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 10.3 miLowest 22.8 miHighest

Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.37Lowest 1.32Highest

Top workplaceoutside town Washington (30%)Baltimore (8%)

Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in WestminsterFew work in Largo

Outdoors

Conserved landshare of the town 5.3%Lowest 9.5%Highest

Trailsmapped miles 0.7 miLowest 4.7 miHighest

Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.2 miLowest 0.7 miHighest

Parks & preservesnamed on the map 2Lowest 10Highest

Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 79.1Highest 71.1Lowest

Schools

Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading #72 of 235 in MD #99 of 235 in MD

School district Prince George's County Public SchoolsCarroll County Public Schools

High school in town Largo HighNone in town

Students per teacherat that high school 15.3 —

Maryland average“±” Census margin of errorACS 2020–2024

Deciding?

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Sources: U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2010 & 2020 censuses, LEHD commute flows; Zillow Home Value Index; NCES Common Core of Data; FBI crime reporting; CDC PLACES; FEMA National Risk Index; NOAA U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020; USGS PAD-US and OpenStreetMap. “±” is the Census margin of error; differences inside it are never called. Property tax is top-coded by the Census at $10,000+. There is no overall score: which town is better depends on what matters to you.

Largo vs Westminster

Two towns, two different strengths

Where they part ways

Largo places higher on 10 of 19 MD lists

A typical home costs $510 more a month in Westminster

What daily life feels like in each

49 miles apart

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