Rank

732of 3,144

Boone, Arkansas

Score 6.77 / 10· population 38,530

About 38,500 people live in Boone, Arkansas. It ranks #732 of 3,144 counties for liberty, and #4 of 75 in Arkansas. The combined sales tax is 7.75%, higher than in 80% of counties. Property tax takes about 0.52% of a home's value each year, less than in 76% of counties. Local government employs a smaller share of working residents than in 93% of counties. The homicide rate is higher than in 73% of counties. Life expectancy is about 73.7 years, shorter than in 69% of counties. Air quality is worse than in 55% of counties (a typical day's air quality index is 42), and flood and hurricane risk is lower than in 62% 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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Government behavior

  1. Fraser Institute state ranking (state)6.6
  2. 2A (state)10.0
  3. GOP + LP vote for President8.2
  4. Sales tax3.0
  5. Property tax7.4

Environment

  1. Air quality5.8
  2. Floods / hurricanes4.9

Private behavior

  1. Homicide rate7.2
  2. Life expectancy3.7
  3. Government employees9.3
  4. Single-parent households8.2

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