Rank

837of 3,144

Winston, Alabama

Score 6.70 / 10· population 23,611

About 23,600 people live in Winston, Alabama. It ranks #837 of 3,144 counties for liberty, and #12 of 67 in Alabama. The combined sales tax is 6%, lower than in 62% 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 82% of counties. The homicide rate is higher than in 79% of counties. Life expectancy is about 72.1 years, shorter than in 83% of counties. Air quality is worse than in 62% of counties (a typical day's air quality index is 44), and flood and hurricane risk is higher than in 51% 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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