Rank

1802of 3,144

Lawrence, Arkansas

Score 6.15 / 10· population 16,318

About 16,300 people live in Lawrence, Arkansas. It ranks #1,802 of 3,144 counties for liberty, and #37 of 75 in Arkansas. The combined sales tax is 9%, higher than in 93% of counties. Property tax takes about 0.32% of a home's value each year, less than in 95% of counties. Local government employs a smaller share of working residents than in 75% of counties. The homicide rate is higher than in 77% of counties. Life expectancy is about 71.3 years, shorter than in 88% of counties. Air quality is worse than in 77% of counties (a typical day's air quality index is 46), and flood and hurricane risk is lower than in 61% 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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