Rank
2552of 3,144
Calvert, Maryland
Score 5.46 / 10· population 94,728
About 94,700 people live in Calvert, Maryland. It ranks #2,552 of 3,144 counties for liberty, and #8 of 24 in Maryland. The combined sales tax is 6%, lower than in 62% of counties. Property tax takes about 0.83% of a home's value each year, more than in 57% of counties. Local government employs a larger share of working residents than in 74% of counties. The homicide rate is higher than in 55% of counties. Life expectancy is about 78.4 years, longer than in 78% of counties. Air quality is better than in 54% of counties (a typical day's air quality index is 40), and flood and hurricane risk is higher than in 73% 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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Eleven factors
Government behavior
- Fraser Institute state ranking (state)6.5
- 2A (state)1.0
- GOP + LP vote for President5.5
- Sales tax4.5
- Property tax5.9
Environment
- Air quality6.0
- Floods / hurricanes1.8
Private behavior
- Homicide rate8.3
- Life expectancy8.4
- Government employees2.4
- Single-parent households8.2