Rank

2887of 3,144

Pulaski, Arkansas

Score 4.82 / 10· population 400,009

About 400,000 people live in Pulaski, Arkansas. It ranks #2,887 of 3,144 counties for liberty, and #71 of 75 in Arkansas. The combined sales tax is 7.5%, higher than in 77% of counties. Property tax takes about 0.75% of a home's value each year, more than in 50% of counties. Local government employs a smaller share of working residents than in 93% of counties. The homicide rate is higher than in 97% of counties. Life expectancy is about 74 years, shorter than in 66% of counties. Air quality is worse than in almost every other county (a typical day's air quality index is 55), and flood and hurricane risk is higher than in 94% 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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