Rank
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Sharp, Arkansas
Score 6.47 / 10· population 17,968
About 18,000 people live in Sharp, Arkansas. It ranks #1,234 of 3,144 counties for liberty, and #17 of 75 in Arkansas. The combined sales tax is 7.75%, higher than in 80% of counties. Property tax takes about 0.5% of a home's value each year, less than in 79% of counties. Local government employs a smaller share of working residents than in 77% of counties. The homicide rate is higher than in 63% of counties. Life expectancy is about 72.5 years, shorter than in 80% of counties. Air quality is worse than in 60% of counties (a typical day's air quality index is 43), and flood and hurricane risk is higher than in 53% 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 President8.1
- Sales tax3.0
- Property tax7.5
Environment
- Air quality5.7
- Floods / hurricanes3.4
Private behavior
- Homicide rate7.9
- Life expectancy2.5
- Government employees7.7
- Single-parent households5.4