Rank

2943of 3,144

Baltimore, Maryland

Score 4.70 / 10· population 844,703

About 844,700 people live in Baltimore, Maryland. It ranks #2,943 of 3,144 counties for liberty, and #20 of 24 in Maryland. The combined sales tax is 6%, lower than in 62% of counties. Property tax takes about 0.96% of a home's value each year, more than in 67% of counties. Local government employs a smaller share of working residents than in 71% of counties. The homicide rate is higher than in 89% of counties. Life expectancy is about 77.5 years, longer than in 70% of counties. Air quality is worse than in 69% of counties (a typical day's air quality index is 45), and flood and hurricane risk is higher than in 90% 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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