Rank

1403of 3,144

Polk, Arkansas

Score 6.38 / 10· population 19,436

About 19,400 people live in Polk, Arkansas. It ranks #1,403 of 3,144 counties for liberty, and #23 of 75 in Arkansas. The combined sales tax is 8.5%, higher than in 91% of counties. Property tax takes about 0.35% of a home's value each year, less than in 93% of counties. Local government employs a smaller share of working residents than in 67% of counties. The homicide rate is higher than in 79% of counties. Life expectancy is about 72.8 years, shorter than in 77% of counties. Air quality is better than in 57% of counties (a typical day's air quality index is 40), and flood and hurricane risk is lower than in 60% 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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