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Scott, Arkansas

Score 6.04 / 10· population 9,851

About 9,900 people live in Scott, Arkansas. It ranks #1,975 of 3,144 counties for liberty, and #46 of 75 in Arkansas. The combined sales tax is 8.5%, higher than in 91% of counties. Property tax takes about 0.37% of a home's value each year, less than in 92% of counties. Local government employs a smaller share of working residents than in 76% of counties. The homicide rate is higher than in 87% of counties. Life expectancy is 70 years or less, shorter than in 94% of counties. Air quality is worse than in 70% of counties (a typical day's air quality index is 45), and flood and hurricane risk is lower than in 68% 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 President8.7
  4. Sales tax2.3
  5. Property tax8.2

Environment

  1. Air quality5.5
  2. Floods / hurricanes5.5

Private behavior

  1. Homicide rate5.4
  2. Life expectancy0.0
  3. Government employees7.6
  4. Single-parent households1.4

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