MD · Pop. 6,177,000 · Capital: Annapolis
Maryland offers a long growing season and access to the DC economy, but high land costs ($9,200/acre), strict building codes, and may-issue concealed carry make it one of the more challenging states for traditional homesteading. The Eastern Shore and western mountain counties offer the most rural opportunities.
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Statewide building codes enforced throughout. Strict permitting.
Natural Disaster Risk
What You Can Grow
Corn, tobacco, soybeans, tomatoes, berries, seafood (crab). Chesapeake Bay region is productive.
Baltimore drives most state crime statistics. Rural western MD and Eastern Shore are very safe.
Racial Composition
Rural Chesapeake Bay flatland — the most agricultural region.
Appalachian mountain country.
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