Rank

2530of 3,144

Barbour, Alabama

Score 5.48 / 10· population 24,585

About 24,600 people live in Barbour, Alabama. It ranks #2,530 of 3,144 counties for liberty, and #51 of 67 in Alabama. The combined sales tax is 5.5%, lower than in 79% of counties. Property tax takes about 0.31% of a home's value each year, less than in 95% of counties. Local government employs a smaller share of working residents than in 54% of counties. The homicide rate is higher than in 95% of counties. Life expectancy is about 73.7 years, shorter than in 69% of counties. Air quality is worse than in 84% of counties (a typical day's air quality index is 48), and flood and hurricane risk is higher than in 70% of counties. On this site's state scores, Alabama gets 6.66 of 10 for economic freedom, based on the Fraser Institute's ranking, and 10 of 10 for gun rights.

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