Rank

2092of 3,144

Craighead, Arkansas

Score 5.96 / 10· population 113,993

About 114,000 people live in Craighead, Arkansas. It ranks #2,092 of 3,144 counties for liberty, and #49 of 75 in Arkansas. The combined sales tax is 7.5%, higher than in 77% 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 85% of counties. The homicide rate is higher than in 86% of counties. Life expectancy is about 74.6 years, shorter than in 60% of counties. Air quality is worse than in 86% of counties (a typical day's air quality index is 48), and flood and hurricane risk is higher than in 69% 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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