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2914of 3,144

Perry, Alabama

Score 4.75 / 10· population 7,738

About 7,700 people live in Perry, Alabama. It ranks #2,914 of 3,144 counties for liberty, and #64 of 67 in Alabama. The combined sales tax is 7%, higher than in 56% of counties. Property tax takes about 0.23% of a home's value each year, less than in 98% of counties. Local government employs a larger share of working residents than in 76% of counties. The homicide rate is higher than in 96% of counties. Life expectancy is 70 years or less, shorter than in 94% of counties. Air quality is worse than in 65% of counties (a typical day's air quality index is 44), and flood and hurricane risk is higher than in 57% 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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Government behavior

  1. Fraser Institute state ranking (state)6.7
  2. 2A (state)10.0
  3. GOP + LP vote for President2.9
  4. Sales tax3.6
  5. Property tax8.9

Environment

  1. Air quality5.6
  2. Floods / hurricanes3.1

Private behavior

  1. Homicide rate0.7
  2. Life expectancy0.0
  3. Government employees2.1
  4. Single-parent households0.1

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