Rank

2535of 3,144

Anne Arundel, Maryland

Score 5.48 / 10· population 594,582

About 594,600 people live in Anne Arundel, Maryland. It ranks #2,535 of 3,144 counties for liberty, and #6 of 24 in Maryland. The combined sales tax is 6%, lower than in 62% of counties. Property tax takes about 0.8% of a home's value each year, more than in 55% of counties. Local government employs a smaller share of working residents than in 78% of counties. The homicide rate is higher than in 65% of counties. Life expectancy is about 79.2 years, longer than in 85% of counties. Air quality is better than in 55% of counties (a typical day's air quality index is 40), and flood and hurricane risk is higher than in 81% of counties. On this site's state scores, Maryland gets 6.52 of 10 for economic freedom, based on the Fraser Institute's ranking, and 1 of 10 for gun rights.

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Government behavior

  1. Fraser Institute state ranking (state)6.5
  2. 2A (state)1.0
  3. GOP + LP vote for President4.2
  4. Sales tax4.5
  5. Property tax6.0

Environment

  1. Air quality6.0
  2. Floods / hurricanes1.3

Private behavior

  1. Homicide rate7.7
  2. Life expectancy9.2
  3. Government employees7.8
  4. Single-parent households6.2

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