Rank

919of 3,144

Benton, Arkansas

Score 6.65 / 10· population 311,013

About 311,000 people live in Benton, Arkansas. It ranks #919 of 3,144 counties for liberty, and #7 of 75 in Arkansas. The combined sales tax is 7.5%, higher than in 77% of counties. Property tax takes about 0.57% of a home's value each year, less than in 69% of counties. Local government employs a smaller share of working residents than in almost every other county. The homicide rate is lower than in 53% of counties. Life expectancy is about 78.6 years, longer than in 80% of counties. Air quality is worse than in 94% of counties (a typical day's air quality index is 51), and flood and hurricane risk is higher than in 85% of counties. On this site's state scores, Arkansas gets 6.57 of 10 for economic freedom, based on the Fraser Institute's ranking, and 10 of 10 for gun rights.

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