Rank

1085of 3,144

Perry, Arkansas

Score 6.55 / 10· population 10,184

About 10,200 people live in Perry, Arkansas. It ranks #1,085 of 3,144 counties for liberty, and #12 of 75 in Arkansas. The combined sales tax is 9.25%, higher than in 95% of counties. Property tax takes about 0.41% of a home's value each year, less than in 89% of counties. Local government employs a smaller share of working residents than in 77% of counties. The homicide rate is higher than in 71% of counties. Life expectancy is about 73.8 years, shorter than in 68% of counties. Air quality is worse than in 80% of counties (a typical day's air quality index is 47), and flood and hurricane risk is lower than in 73% 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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Government behavior

  1. Fraser Institute state ranking (state)6.6
  2. 2A (state)10.0
  3. GOP + LP vote for President7.8
  4. Sales tax1.6
  5. Property tax8.0

Environment

  1. Air quality5.3
  2. Floods / hurricanes6.2

Private behavior

  1. Homicide rate7.4
  2. Life expectancy3.8
  3. Government employees7.7
  4. Single-parent households7.1

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