Quality of Life
Carroll County has many quality of life attributes including top national and state rankings in safety, health, education, parks and recreation, agricultural preservation and household income.
- In top three for safest counties in Maryland
- #4 for Maryland County Health Ranking
- Carroll County Public Schools Rankings
- Among the highest graduation rates in the state
- Among the lowest dropout rates in the state
- #1 on state assessments in Math (grades 3-8) and #2 in Algebra I
- #2 on state assessments in English Language Arts and English 10
- $18 M Carroll Broadband Infrastructure investment
- Increasing Commercial/Industrial Growth
- Carroll’s high Median Household Income – $99,569
- Four nationally recognized Quality of Life towns
- #1 in Maryland in Agricultural Preservation
- Top 5 in U.S. in Agricultural Preservation Commitment (70,000 acres/100,000 acres)
- Growing arts community
- Home of The Maryland Wine Festival®
