Rank

1802of 3,144

Hot Spring, Arkansas

Score 6.15 / 10· population 33,258

About 33,300 people live in Hot Spring, Arkansas. It ranks #1,802 of 3,144 counties for liberty, and #36 of 75 in Arkansas. The combined sales tax is 8%, higher than in 82% of counties. Property tax takes about 0.58% of a home's value each year, less than in 68% of counties. Local government employs a smaller share of working residents than in 96% of counties. The homicide rate is higher than in 89% of counties. Life expectancy is about 71.8 years, shorter than in 85% 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 lower than in 55% 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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