Rank

3014of 3,144

Contra Costa, California

Score 4.48 / 10· population 1,155,025

About 1,155,000 people live in Contra Costa, California. It ranks #3,014 of 3,144 counties for liberty, and #39 of 58 in California. The combined sales tax is 8.75%, higher than in 92% of counties. Property tax takes about 0.78% of a home's value each year, more than in 53% of counties. Local government employs a larger share of working residents than in 53% of counties. The homicide rate is higher than in 72% of counties. Life expectancy is at least 80 years, longer than in 91% of counties. Air quality is worse than in 92% of counties (a typical day's air quality index is 50), and flood and hurricane risk is higher than in almost every other county. On this site's state scores, California gets 4.79 of 10 for economic freedom, based on the Fraser Institute's ranking, and 1 of 10 for gun rights.

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