Rank

696of 3,144

Newton, Arkansas

Score 6.79 / 10· population 7,071

About 7,100 people live in Newton, Arkansas. It ranks #696 of 3,144 counties for liberty, and #3 of 75 in Arkansas. The combined sales tax is 7.5%, higher than in 77% of counties. Property tax takes about 0.46% of a home's value each year, less than in 84% of counties. Local government employs a larger share of working residents than in 62% of counties. The homicide rate is lower than in 50% of counties. Life expectancy is about 75.4 years, shorter than in 52% of counties. Air quality is better than in 63% of counties (a typical day's air quality index is 39), and flood and hurricane risk is lower than in 86% 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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