Rank

2130of 3,144

Maricopa, Arizona

Score 5.93 / 10· population 4,585,871

About 4,585,900 people live in Maricopa, Arizona. It ranks #2,130 of 3,144 counties for liberty, and #8 of 15 in Arizona. The combined sales tax is 6.3%, lower than in 55% of counties. Property tax takes about 0.44% of a home's value each year, less than in 86% of counties. Local government employs a smaller share of working residents than in 91% of counties. The homicide rate is higher than in 80% of counties. Life expectancy is about 77.9 years, longer than in 73% of counties. Air quality is worse than in almost every other county (a typical day's air quality index is 74), and flood and hurricane risk is higher than in almost every other county. 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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