By Richard Barrington – CFA, personal finance expert for MoneyRates.com
Economic factors: Cost of living is 126 percent of the national average, unemployment is at 7.1 percent, and the average state and local tax burden is 10.8 percent.
Climate: Average monthly temperatures range from 32.24 degrees in January to 75.44 degrees in July.
Crime rate: 9th in the nation in violent crime, and 21st in property crime.
Life expectancy: 76.3 years.
Reason for low rank:Between the cost of living and the tax burden, Maryland is expensive, and the high rate of violent crime is also troubling.
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