Rank
1780of 3,144
Sebastian, Arkansas
Score 6.16 / 10· population 129,098
About 129,100 people live in Sebastian, Arkansas. It ranks #1,780 of 3,144 counties for liberty, and #35 of 75 in Arkansas. The combined sales tax is 7.5%, higher than in 77% of counties. Property tax takes about 0.62% of a home's value each year, less than in 63% of counties. Local government employs a smaller share of working residents than in 89% of counties. The homicide rate is higher than in 70% of counties. Life expectancy is about 73.7 years, shorter than in 69% of counties. Air quality is worse than in 93% of counties (a typical day's air quality index is 50), and flood and hurricane risk is higher than in 79% 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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Eleven factors
Government behavior
- Fraser Institute state ranking (state)6.6
- 2A (state)10.0
- GOP + LP vote for President6.8
- Sales tax3.2
- Property tax6.9
Environment
- Air quality5.0
- Floods / hurricanes1.4
Private behavior
- Homicide rate7.4
- Life expectancy3.7
- Government employees9.0
- Single-parent households4.2