Rank

1049of 3,144

Wrangell, Alaska

Score 6.58 / 10· population 2,064

About 2,100 people live in Wrangell, Alaska. It ranks #1,049 of 3,144 counties for liberty, and #26 of 30 in Alaska. The combined sales tax is 7%, higher than in 56% of counties. Property tax takes about 0.45% of a home's value each year, less than in 85% of counties. Local government employs a larger share of working residents than in 83% of counties. The homicide rate is lower than in 77% of counties. Life expectancy is about 75.3 years, shorter than in 53% 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

  1. Fraser Institute state ranking (state)5.3
  2. 2A (state)10.0
  3. GOP + LP vote for President est.6.6
  4. Sales tax3.6
  5. Property tax7.8

Environment

  1. Air quality est.7.7
  2. Floods / hurricanes10.0

Private behavior

  1. Homicide rate10.0
  2. Life expectancy5.3
  3. Government employees1.4
  4. Single-parent households2.3

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