Rank
435of 3,144
Petersburg, Alaska
Score 7.01 / 10· population 3,427
About 3,400 people live in Petersburg, Alaska. It ranks #435 of 3,144 counties for liberty, and #17 of 30 in Alaska. The combined sales tax is 6%, lower than in 62% of counties. Property tax takes about 0.55% of a home's value each year, less than in 72% of counties. Local government employs a larger share of working residents than in 92% of counties. The homicide rate is lower than in 77% of counties. Life expectancy is at least 80 years, longer than in 91% of counties. 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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Eleven factors
Government behavior
- Fraser Institute state ranking (state)5.3
- 2A (state)10.0
- GOP + LP vote for President7.0
- Sales tax4.5
- Property tax7.3
Environment
- Air quality est.5.9
- Floods / hurricanes9.9
Private behavior
- Homicide rate10.0
- Life expectancy10.0
- Government employees0.6
- Single-parent households9.2