Rank

2491of 3,144

St. Mary's, Maryland

Score 5.55 / 10· population 115,281

About 115,300 people live in St. Mary's, Maryland. It ranks #2,491 of 3,144 counties for liberty, and #5 of 24 in Maryland. The combined sales tax is 6%, lower than in 62% of counties. Property tax takes about 0.77% of a home's value each year, more than in 52% of counties. Local government employs a smaller share of working residents than in 79% of counties. The homicide rate is higher than in 64% of counties. Life expectancy is about 77.4 years, longer than in 69% of counties. Air quality is better than in 74% of counties (a typical day's air quality index is 37), and flood and hurricane risk is higher than in 78% 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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