Rank

702of 3,144

North Slope, Alaska

Score 6.79 / 10· population 10,603

About 10,600 people live in North Slope, Alaska. It ranks #702 of 3,144 counties for liberty, and #23 of 30 in Alaska. There is no state or county sales tax, lower than in 96% of counties. Property tax takes about 0.49% of a home's value each year, less than in 80% of counties. Local government employs a larger share of working residents than in almost every other county. The homicide rate is higher than in 90% of counties. Life expectancy is about 76.6 years, longer than in 59% of counties. Air quality is better than in almost every other county (a typical day's air quality index is 5), and flood and hurricane risk is lower than in 98% 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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