Rank

2586of 3,144

Montgomery, Maryland

Score 5.40 / 10· population 1,058,474

About 1,058,500 people live in Montgomery, Maryland. It ranks #2,586 of 3,144 counties for liberty, and #10 of 24 in Maryland. The combined sales tax is 6%, lower than in 62% of counties. Property tax takes about 0.85% of a home's value each year, more than in 59% of counties. Local government employs a smaller share of working residents than in 93% of counties. The homicide rate is higher than in 53% of counties. Life expectancy is at least 80 years, longer than in 91% 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 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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