Rank

5of 3,144

Denali, Alaska

Score 8.24 / 10· population 1,584

About 1,600 people live in Denali, Alaska. It ranks #5 of 3,144 counties for liberty, and #1 of 30 in Alaska. There is no state or county sales tax, lower than in 96% of counties. Property tax takes about 0.14% 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 almost every other county. The homicide rate is lower than in 77% of counties. Life expectancy is at least 80 years, longer than in 91% of counties. Air quality is better than in 84% of counties (a typical day's air quality index is 34), and flood and hurricane risk is lower than in almost every other county. 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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