Rank

1081of 3,144

Independence, Arkansas

Score 6.56 / 10· population 38,320

About 38,300 people live in Independence, Arkansas. It ranks #1,081 of 3,144 counties for liberty, and #11 of 75 in Arkansas. The combined sales tax is 8%, higher than in 82% of counties. Property tax takes about 0.51% of a home's value each year, less than in 77% of counties. Local government employs a smaller share of working residents than in 88% of counties. The homicide rate is higher than in 72% of counties. Life expectancy is about 74.1 years, shorter than in 65% of counties. Air quality is worse than in 73% of counties (a typical day's air quality index is 46), and flood and hurricane risk is lower than in 57% 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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