County Freedom Index

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Maryland Freedom Map

Compare all 24 Maryland counties for tiny homes, RV living, off-grid living, homesteading, land affordability, solar, broadband, climate, public land, and county-rule research.

County profiles24
Regions6
Verified profiles0
Top score67

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Allegany County: Freedom Score 55Anne Arundel County: Freedom Score 38Baltimore County: Freedom Score 36Baltimore city: Freedom Score 33Calvert County: Freedom Score 54Caroline County: Freedom Score 55Carroll County: Freedom Score 54Cecil County: Freedom Score 54Charles County: Freedom Score 53Dorchester County: Freedom Score 58Frederick County: Freedom Score 52Garrett County: Freedom Score 57Harford County: Freedom Score 54Howard County: Freedom Score 35Kent County: Freedom Score 53Montgomery County: Freedom Score 37Prince George's County: Freedom Score 35Queen Anne's County: Freedom Score 55Somerset County: Freedom Score 67St. Mary's County: Freedom Score 55Talbot County: Freedom Score 57Washington County: Freedom Score 53Wicomico County: Freedom Score 55Worcester County: Freedom Score 55
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Maryland Is Part Of The Shared Freedom Map Platform

A sourced discovery dataset for Maryland counties and Baltimore city, rural land screening, tiny-home and RV research, off-grid feasibility, county and city land-use rules, building-code review, onsite sewage, private wells, floodplain, Chesapeake and coastal constraints, permits, and parcel-level due diligence, with direct local-office confirmation still pending. These pages use the same county template, scoring model, and source-first workflow as Colorado.

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Maryland County Rankings

Highest Freedom ScoresBest for Tiny HomesBest for RV LivingBest for Off-Grid LivingCheapest LandBest Solar PotentialBest Public Land Access

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Maryland Counties By Lifestyle Goal

Start with a use case, compare the top county-level candidates, then move into parcel-level zoning, water, septic, access, and covenant research.

Tiny

Best For Tiny Home Research

3/5

County-level candidates where tiny-home research starts with stronger alternative-housing scores, rural land context, and source coverage.

Top starts: Somerset, Dorchester, Garrett

RV

Best For RV Living Research

3/5

Counties worth comparing for RV occupancy, temporary use, sanitation, access, construction, and covenant questions.

Top starts: Somerset, Dorchester, Garrett

Off grid

Best For Off-Grid Living

4/5

Stronger off-grid discovery candidates based on rural density, land affordability, solar, public land, water, septic, and county-rule research.

Top starts: Somerset, Dorchester, Garrett

Land

Cheapest Rural Land

72/100

Lower price-per-acre counties that still need practical screening for water, septic, roads, covenants, access, and total development cost.

Top starts: Somerset, Dorchester, Garrett

Public

Best Public Land Access

0.2M

Counties with major public-land acreage and recreation signals, balanced against private parcel access and buildability constraints.

Top starts: Dorchester, Harford, Carroll

Overall

Highest Freedom Scores

67

The broadest starting point for comparing counties across lifestyle scores, land affordability, taxes, solar, broadband, and public land.

Top starts: Somerset, Dorchester, Garrett

Research guides

Maryland Lifestyle Research Paths

Use these guides to translate county rankings into practical due-diligence checklists for your intended housing and land-use plan.

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County Profiles

#1

Somerset County

Eastern Shore

67
Tiny
3/5
RV
3/5
Off grid
4/5
Land
72
Partially sourced#2

Dorchester County

Eastern Shore

58
Tiny
3/5
RV
3/5
Off grid
4/5
Land
20
Partially sourced#3

Garrett County

Western Maryland

57
Tiny
3/5
RV
3/5
Off grid
4/5
Land
20
Partially sourced#4

Talbot County

Eastern Shore

57
Tiny
3/5
RV
3/5
Off grid
3/5
Land
20
Partially sourced#5

Allegany County

Western Maryland

55
Tiny
3/5
RV
3/5
Off grid
4/5
Land
20
Partially sourced#6

Caroline County

Eastern Shore

55
Tiny
3/5
RV
3/5
Off grid
3/5
Land
20
Partially sourced#7

Queen Anne's County

Eastern Shore

55
Tiny
3/5
RV
3/5
Off grid
3/5
Land
20
Partially sourced#8

St. Mary's County

Southern Maryland

55
Tiny
3/5
RV
3/5
Off grid
3/5
Land
20
Partially sourced#9

Wicomico County

Eastern Shore

55
Tiny
3/5
RV
3/5
Off grid
3/5
Land
20
Partially sourced#10

Worcester County

Eastern Shore

55
Tiny
3/5
RV
3/5
Off grid
3/5
Land
20
Partially sourced#11

Calvert County

Southern Maryland

54
Tiny
3/5
RV
3/5
Off grid
3/5
Land
20
Partially sourced#12

Carroll County

North Central Maryland

54
Tiny
3/5
RV
3/5
Off grid
3/5
Land
20
Partially sourced#13

Cecil County

Baltimore Region

54
Tiny
3/5
RV
3/5
Off grid
3/5
Land
20
Partially sourced#14

Harford County

Baltimore Region

54
Tiny
3/5
RV
3/5
Off grid
3/5
Land
20
Partially sourced#15

Charles County

Southern Maryland

53
Tiny
3/5
RV
3/5
Off grid
3/5
Land
20
Partially sourced#16

Kent County

Eastern Shore

53
Tiny
3/5
RV
3/5
Off grid
3/5
Land
20
Partially sourced#17

Washington County

Western Maryland

53
Tiny
3/5
RV
3/5
Off grid
3/5
Land
20
Partially sourced#18

Frederick County

North Central Maryland

52
Tiny
3/5
RV
3/5
Off grid
3/5
Land
20
Partially sourced#19

Anne Arundel County

Capital Region

38
Tiny
2/5
RV
1/5
Off grid
2/5
Land
20
Partially sourced#20

Montgomery County

Capital Region

37
Tiny
2/5
RV
1/5
Off grid
2/5
Land
20
Partially sourced#21

Baltimore County

Baltimore Region

36
Tiny
2/5
RV
1/5
Off grid
2/5
Land
20
Partially sourced#22

Howard County

Capital Region

35
Tiny
2/5
RV
1/5
Off grid
2/5
Land
20
Partially sourced#23

Prince George's County

Capital Region

35
Tiny
2/5
RV
1/5
Off grid
2/5
Land
20
Partially sourced#24

Baltimore city

Baltimore Region

33
Tiny
2/5
RV
1/5
Off grid
2/5
Land
20
Partially sourced

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