Rank

1019of 3,144

Yell, Arkansas

Score 6.60 / 10· population 20,044

About 20,000 people live in Yell, Arkansas. It ranks #1,019 of 3,144 counties for liberty, and #9 of 75 in Arkansas. The combined sales tax is 7.62%, higher than in 80% of counties. Property tax takes about 0.38% of a home's value each year, less than in 91% of counties. Local government employs a smaller share of working residents than in 74% of counties. The homicide rate is higher than in 64% of counties. Life expectancy is about 73.1 years, shorter than in 74% of counties. Air quality is worse than in 75% of counties (a typical day's air quality index is 46), and flood and hurricane risk is higher than in 51% 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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