Hagerstown
What’s happening
Weather
Forecast →Upcoming events
Put the next local happening — a market, a meeting, a concert — on the map.
Local news
Headlines via Google News · Articles belong to their publishers.
The Hagerstown album
Outdoors in Hagerstown
Parks & trails →Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
1873
Hagerstown 1879, 1873
Photo · Wikimedia Commons
About Hagerstown
City in Maryland, United StatesHagerstown is a city in Washington County, Maryland, United States, and its county seat. The population was 43,527 at the 2020 census. Hagerstown ranks as Maryland's sixth-most populous incorporated city and is the most populous city in the Maryland Panhandle. Hagerstown anchors the Hagerstown metropolitan area extending into West Virginia. It makes up the northwesternmost portion of the Washington–Baltimore combined statistical area in the heart of the Great Appalachian Valley. The population of the metropolitan area in 2020 was 293,844. Greater Hagerstown was the fastest-growing metropolitan area in the state of Maryland and among the fastest growing in the United States, as of 2009. Hage…
From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)
How Hagerstown ranks
All →Town numbers
Housing in Hagerstown
The typical Hagerstown home is worth about $301,000, about the same as a year ago, 30% below the Maryland typical home.
A balanced market
Safety in Hagerstown
Safety Grade D
Hagerstown reports more crime per resident than most U.S. towns we grade: about 90% report less.
Work & commute in Hagerstown
Full picture →Most working residents leave Hagerstown for work: only 19% work in town. The top destinations are Frederick (5%), Robinwood (4%) and Ballenger Creek (3%). Half commute less than 13 miles.
Health in Hagerstown
Health Grade D
Healthier than 8% of U.S. towns on seven CDC estimates.
Compared with Maryland
of 32 measures CDC estimates. The other 6 are too close to call.
What stands out
Care nearby
Natural hazards in Hagerstown
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 8% of U.S. communities.
Climate in Hagerstown
Full climate →Hagerstown has chilly, snowy winters and warm summers. A typical July afternoon reaches 87°, a January night drops to 23°, and about 31 inches of snow falls in a normal winter.
Schools in Hagerstown
All Hagerstown schools →School Grade B-
The public schools Hagerstown’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, outperform 52% of Maryland’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they rank near the top.
School data from the U.S. Department of Education (NCES, EDFacts). The School Grade is our own summary of state test results and graduation rates, graded within MD. Ratings are from neighbors.
Hagerstown’s library
Library details →Where Hagerstown is
Explore map →
Location map