Rank

1718of 3,144

Calhoun, Arkansas

Score 6.19 / 10· population 4,641

About 4,600 people live in Calhoun, Arkansas. It ranks #1,718 of 3,144 counties for liberty, and #32 of 75 in Arkansas. The combined sales tax is 9.13%, higher than in 95% of counties. Property tax takes about 0.39% of a home's value each year, less than in 91% of counties. Local government employs a larger share of working residents than in 72% of counties. The homicide rate is higher than in 84% of counties. Life expectancy is about 70.6 years, shorter than in 92% of counties. Air quality is worse than in 79% of counties (a typical day's air quality index is 47), and flood and hurricane risk is lower than in 78% 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 President8.1
  4. Sales tax1.7
  5. Property tax8.1

Environment

  1. Air quality5.3
  2. Floods / hurricanes6.9

Private behavior

  1. Homicide rate6.1
  2. Life expectancy0.6
  3. Government employees2.6
  4. Single-parent households9.0

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