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%

Linganore$3,200/mo

Typical home $534K (Census) · tax rate 0.91% · or rent about $2,523/mo · Housing →

Spring Ridge$2,920/mo

Typical home $489K (Census) · tax rate 0.88% · or rent about $1,667/mo · Housing →

The difference: $280 a month, about $3,400 a year, between Linganore and Spring Ridge.

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.

Where they are

Linganore and Spring Ridge share a border

Straight-line miles between town centers.

LinganoreSpring Ridge

Linganore ↔ Spring Ridge2.2 miles apart · They share a border

Report cards

Spring Ridge places higher on 10 of 20 MD lists

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.

Schools

A−LinganoreBetter than 80% of districts in the state A−Spring RidgeBetter than 80% of districts in the state

Health

A+LinganoreHealthier than 95% of U.S. towns A+Spring RidgeHealthier than 95% of U.S. towns

7Linganore

10Spring Ridge

Lists won, of 20 where both are ranked. Ties go to nobody.

Fastest growingGrowth · 250 towns #16#183 Most trailsOutdoors · 190 towns #27#133 Cheapest rentCost of living · 252 towns #228#96 Shortest commuteGetting around · 262 towns #247#120 Best schoolsSchools · 235 towns #15#106 Most conserved landOutdoors · 260 towns #213#162 Lowest property taxCost of living · 259 towns #184#134 Highest incomeIncome · 262 towns #23#61

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

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

LinganoreSpring Ridge

Snow a year33″33″

Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)6th 8th

Outdoors & history

LinganoreSpring Ridge

Trails16 mi 1 mi

Conserved land3.3%6.4%

National Register places1 1

Archive photos—6

Community

LinganoreSpring Ridge

Posts this month0 0

Neighbors joined0 1

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.

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

LinganoreSpring Ridge

People

Population 14,444Highest 5,922Lowest

Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census +44.6%Highest MD: +7% +3.6%Lowest MD: +7%

Median age 35.5±1.6Lowest 10% below MD 37.4±5.1Highest 5% below MD

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

Kids under 18 30.9%±2.2Highest MD: 22.2% 21.5%±4.2Lowest MD: 22.2%

Age 65+ 7.7%±1.1Lowest MD: 16.7% 14.6%±3.1Highest MD: 16.7%

Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 62.7%Highest MD: 43.4% 54.7%Lowest MD: 43.4%

Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 4.9%±1.3Lowest MD: 6.9% 7.3%±2.8Highest MD: 6.9%

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

Cost of living

Household incomemedian $175,833±$13kHighest 70% above MD $145,625±$28kLowest 40% above MD

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

Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $533,500±$29kHighest 27% above MD $489,000±$41kLowest 16% above MD

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

Rentmedian gross, monthly $2,523±$316Highest 48% above MD $1,667±$261Lowest about the MD average

Property taxmedian, yearly $4,844Highest 18% above MD $4,288Lowest 5% above MD

Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 41.8%±22.1Lowest MD: 51.5% 57.7%±28.4Highest MD: 51.5%

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

Below poverty line 1.3%Lowest MD: 9.4% 1.8%Highest MD: 9.4%

Housing

Homeownersof occupied homes 93.4%Highest MD: 67.6% 87.4%Lowest MD: 67.6%

Typical home builtmedian year 1999Highest 20 yrs newer than MD 1996Lowest 17 yrs newer than MD

Getting to work

Average commuteone way 41 minHighest 30% above MD 31 minLowest about the MD average

Work from home 27.1%±4.9Highest MD: 19.3% 24.6%±5.3Lowest MD: 19.3%

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

Work in townworking residents 1.8%Lowest 2.2%Highest

Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 21.3 miLowest 21.8 miHighest

Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.11Lowest 0.37Highest

Top workplaceoutside town Frederick (17%)Frederick (19%)

Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Spring RidgeFew work in Linganore

Outdoors

Conserved landshare of the town 3.3%Lowest 6.4%Highest

Trailsmapped miles 16.0 miHighest 1.3 miLowest

Trail densitymiles per sq mi 1.9 miHighest 0.5 miLowest

Parks & preservesnamed on the map 4Highest 0Lowest

Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 58.8Lowest 70.9Highest

Schools

Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading #15 of 235 in MD #106 of 235 in MD

School district Frederick County Public SchoolsFrederick County Public Schools

High school in town Oakdale HighNone in town

Students per teacherat that high school 19.5 —

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

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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.

Linganore vs Spring Ridge

Two towns, two different strengths

Where they part ways

A typical home costs $280 more a month in Linganore

Linganore and Spring Ridge share a border

Spring Ridge places higher on 10 of 20 MD lists

What daily life feels like in each

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