Rank
1912of 3,144
Cleveland, Arkansas
Score 6.08 / 10· population 7,378
About 7,400 people live in Cleveland, Arkansas. It ranks #1,912 of 3,144 counties for liberty, and #45 of 75 in Arkansas. The combined sales tax is 9.75%, higher than in 97% of counties. Property tax takes about 0.54% of a home's value each year, less than in 73% of counties. Local government employs a smaller share of working residents than in 95% of counties. The homicide rate is higher than in 83% of counties. Life expectancy is about 71.9 years, shorter than in 85% of counties. Air quality is worse than in 72% of counties (a typical day's air quality index is 46), 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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Eleven factors
Government behavior
- Fraser Institute state ranking (state)6.6
- 2A (state)10.0
- GOP + LP vote for President8.3
- Sales tax1.1
- Property tax7.3
Environment
- Air quality5.5
- Floods / hurricanes4.9
Private behavior
- Homicide rate6.2
- Life expectancy1.9
- Government employees9.6
- Single-parent households2.0