Rank

2060of 3,144

Etowah, Alabama

Score 5.99 / 10· population 103,241

About 103,200 people live in Etowah, Alabama. It ranks #2,060 of 3,144 counties for liberty, and #44 of 67 in Alabama. The combined sales tax is 5%, lower than in 89% of counties. Property tax takes about 0.32% of a home's value each year, less than in 95% of counties. Local government employs a larger share of working residents than in 60% of counties. The homicide rate is higher than in 83% of counties. Life expectancy is about 70.8 years, shorter than in 91% of counties. Air quality is worse than in 85% of counties (a typical day's air quality index is 48), and flood and hurricane risk is higher than in 81% 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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