Rank
2661of 3,144
Gila, Arizona
Score 5.27 / 10· population 54,003
About 54,000 people live in Gila, Arizona. It ranks #2,661 of 3,144 counties for liberty, and #13 of 15 in Arizona. The combined sales tax is 6.6%, lower than in 52% 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 84% of counties. The homicide rate is higher than in 89% of counties. Life expectancy is about 70.4 years, shorter than in 93% of counties. Air quality is worse than in 85% of counties (a typical day's air quality index is 48), and flood and hurricane risk is higher than in 89% of counties. On this site's state scores, Arizona gets 6.18 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)6.2
- 2A (state)10.0
- GOP + LP vote for President6.9
- Sales tax4.0
- Property tax7.3
Environment
- Air quality5.2
- Floods / hurricanes0.7
Private behavior
- Homicide rate5.1
- Life expectancy0.4
- Government employees1.3
- Single-parent households1.3