Rank

2288of 3,144

Tuscaloosa, Alabama

Score 5.79 / 10· population 237,373

About 237,400 people live in Tuscaloosa, Alabama. It ranks #2,288 of 3,144 counties for liberty, and #46 of 67 in Alabama. The combined sales tax is 10%, higher than in almost every other county. 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 78% of counties. The homicide rate is higher than in 88% of counties. Life expectancy is about 75.3 years, shorter than in 53% of counties. Air quality is better than in 55% of counties (a typical day's air quality index is 40), and flood and hurricane risk is higher than in 87% 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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