Rank

1227of 3,144

Anchorage, Alaska

Score 6.47 / 10· population 286,075

About 286,100 people live in Anchorage, Alaska. It ranks #1,227 of 3,144 counties for liberty, and #27 of 30 in Alaska. There is no state or county sales tax, lower than in 96% of counties. Property tax takes about 1.17% of a home's value each year, more than in 80% of counties. Local government employs a smaller share of working residents than in 67% of counties. The homicide rate is higher than in 85% of counties. Life expectancy is about 76 years, longer than in 52% of counties. Air quality is better than in 97% of counties (a typical day's air quality index is 24), and flood and hurricane risk is lower than in 81% of counties. On this site's state scores, Alaska gets 5.31 of 10 for economic freedom, based on the Fraser Institute's ranking, and 10 of 10 for gun rights.

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