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2444of 3,144

Carroll, Maryland

Score 5.61 / 10· population 176,639

About 176,600 people live in Carroll, Maryland. It ranks #2,444 of 3,144 counties for liberty, and #3 of 24 in Maryland. The combined sales tax is 6%, lower than in 62% of counties. Property tax takes about 0.87% of a home's value each year, more than in 61% of counties. Local government employs a larger share of working residents than in 70% of counties. The homicide rate is lower than in 51% of counties. Life expectancy is about 78.6 years, longer than in 80% of counties. Air quality is worse than in 51% of counties (a typical day's air quality index is 41), and flood and hurricane risk is higher than in 66% 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 President6.2
  4. Sales tax4.5
  5. Property tax5.7

Environment

  1. Air quality5.9
  2. Floods / hurricanes2.3

Private behavior

  1. Homicide rate8.6
  2. Life expectancy8.6
  3. Government employees2.8
  4. Single-parent households8.8

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