# Baltimore (City), Maryland — #3,142 of 3,144 counties

> Liberty Moving composite score 3.31 of 10. FIPS 24510. Population 565,239. v4 — beta, 30 October 2026, sourced values.

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.

## Scores

| Factor | Level | Score (0–10) | Flag |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fraser Institute state ranking | state | 6.52 |  |
| 2A | state | 1.00 |  |
| Air quality | county | 5.70 |  |
| GOP + LP vote for President | county | 1.25 |  |
| Homicide rate | county | 0.00 |  |
| Sales tax | county | 4.55 |  |
| Property tax | county | 3.15 |  |
| Floods / hurricanes | county | 0.57 |  |
| Life expectancy | county | 1.40 |  |
| Government employees | county | 6.64 |  |
| Single-parent households | county | 0.23 |  |

"est" marks a derived or placeholder value with no published county figure.

## Neighbors

- #2943 Baltimore, Maryland — https://libertymoving.org/counties/24005.md
- #2535 Anne Arundel, Maryland — https://libertymoving.org/counties/24003.md

## Links

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