Rank

1807of 3,144

Monroe, Alabama

Score 6.15 / 10· population 19,229

About 19,200 people live in Monroe, Alabama. It ranks #1,807 of 3,144 counties for liberty, and #36 of 67 in Alabama. The combined sales tax is 7.5%, higher than in 77% of counties. Property tax takes about 0.21% of a home's value each year, less than in almost every other county. Local government employs a smaller share of working residents than in 50% of counties. The homicide rate is lower than in 77% of counties. Life expectancy is about 71.6 years, shorter than in 87% of counties. Air quality is worse than in 63% of counties (a typical day's air quality index is 44), and flood and hurricane risk is higher than in 82% 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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