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891of 3,144

Juneau, Alaska

Score 6.67 / 10· population 31,555

About 31,600 people live in Juneau, Alaska. It ranks #891 of 3,144 counties for liberty, and #25 of 30 in Alaska. The combined sales tax is 5%, lower than in 89% of counties. Property tax takes about 0.88% of a home's value each year, more than in 61% of counties. Local government employs a larger share of working residents than in 80% of counties. The homicide rate is higher than in 62% of counties. Life expectancy is about 79.6 years, longer than in 88% 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 73% 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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Government behavior

  1. Fraser Institute state ranking (state)5.3
  2. 2A (state)10.0
  3. GOP + LP vote for President7.0
  4. Sales tax5.5
  5. Property tax5.6

Environment

  1. Air quality7.6
  2. Floods / hurricanes6.2

Private behavior

  1. Homicide rate7.9
  2. Life expectancy9.6
  3. Government employees1.8
  4. Single-parent households7.3

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