Rank

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Covington, Alabama

Score 6.05 / 10· population 37,952

About 38,000 people live in Covington, Alabama. It ranks #1,956 of 3,144 counties for liberty, and #40 of 67 in Alabama. The combined sales tax is 6.5%, lower than in 52% of counties. Property tax takes about 0.2% of a home's value each year, less than in almost every other county. Local government employs a larger share of working residents than in 51% of counties. The homicide rate is higher than in 85% of counties. Life expectancy is about 71.4 years, shorter than in 88% of counties. Air quality is worse than in 71% of counties (a typical day's air quality index is 45), and flood and hurricane risk is higher than in 92% 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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