Rank
2313of 3,144
Queen Anne's, Maryland
Score 5.76 / 10· population 52,508
About 52,500 people live in Queen Anne's, Maryland. It ranks #2,313 of 3,144 counties for liberty, and #2 of 24 in Maryland. The combined sales tax is 6%, lower than in 62% of counties. Property tax takes about 0.74% of a home's value each year, less than in 49% of counties. Local government employs a larger share of working residents than in 57% of counties. The homicide rate is higher than in 54% of counties. Life expectancy is about 79.8 years, longer than in 89% of counties. Air quality is better than in 76% of counties (a typical day's air quality index is 36), and flood and hurricane risk is higher than in 69% 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 President6.3
- Sales tax4.5
- Property tax6.3
Environment
- Air quality6.4
- Floods / hurricanes2.2
Private behavior
- Homicide rate8.3
- Life expectancy9.8
- Government employees4.1
- Single-parent households7.2