Rank

3142of 3,144

Baltimore (City), Maryland

Score 3.31 / 10· population 565,239

About 565,200 people live in Baltimore (City), Maryland. It ranks #3,142 of 3,144 counties for liberty, and #24 of 24 in Maryland. The combined sales tax is 6%, lower than in 62% of counties. Property tax takes about 1.37% of a home's value each year, more than in 89% of counties. Local government employs a smaller share of working residents than in 67% of counties. The homicide rate is higher than in 97% of counties. Life expectancy is about 71.4 years, shorter than in 88% of counties. Air quality is worse than in 59% of counties (a typical day's air quality index is 43), 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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