Rank
2806of 3,144
Wicomico, Maryland
Score 5.00 / 10· population 104,800
About 104,800 people live in Wicomico, Maryland. It ranks #2,806 of 3,144 counties for liberty, and #18 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 larger share of working residents than in 60% of counties. The homicide rate is higher than in 70% of counties. Life expectancy is about 75.2 years, shorter than in 54% of counties. Air quality is better than in 73% of counties (a typical day's air quality index is 37), and flood and hurricane risk is higher than in 87% 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 President5.2
- Sales tax4.5
- Property tax6.2
Environment
- Air quality6.3
- Floods / hurricanes0.8
Private behavior
- Homicide rate7.4
- Life expectancy5.2
- Government employees3.8
- Single-parent households2.9