Rank

368of 3,144

Matanuska-Susitna, Alaska

Score 7.09 / 10· population 115,239

About 115,200 people live in Matanuska-Susitna, Alaska. It ranks #368 of 3,144 counties for liberty, and #12 of 30 in Alaska. There is no state or county sales tax, lower than in 96% of counties. Property tax takes about 0.9% of a home's value each year, more than in 63% of counties. Local government employs a smaller share of working residents than in 60% of counties. The homicide rate is higher than in 79% of counties. Life expectancy is about 76.2 years, longer than in 54% of counties. Air quality is better than in almost every other county (a typical day's air quality index is 13), and flood and hurricane risk is lower than in 62% 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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