Rank

2284of 3,144

Santa Cruz, Arizona

Score 5.79 / 10· population 49,158

About 49,200 people live in Santa Cruz, Arizona. It ranks #2,284 of 3,144 counties for liberty, and #9 of 15 in Arizona. The combined sales tax is 6.6%, lower than in 52% of counties. Property tax takes about 0.62% of a home's value each year, less than in 63% of counties. Local government employs a larger share of working residents than in 79% of counties. The homicide rate is higher than in 74% of counties. Life expectancy is at least 80 years, longer than in 91% of counties. Air quality is worse than in 59% of counties (a typical day's air quality index is 43), and flood and hurricane risk is higher than in 81% 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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