Rank

753of 3,144

Fairbanks North Star, Alaska

Score 6.75 / 10· population 94,840

About 94,800 people live in Fairbanks North Star, Alaska. It ranks #753 of 3,144 counties for liberty, and #24 of 30 in Alaska. There is no state or county sales tax, lower than in 96% of counties. Property tax takes about 1.11% of a home's value each year, more than in 77% of counties. Local government employs a smaller share of working residents than in 83% of counties. The homicide rate is higher than in 88% of counties. Life expectancy is about 77.3 years, longer than in 67% of counties. Air quality is worse than in 55% of counties (a typical day's air quality index is 42), and flood and hurricane risk is lower than in 67% 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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