Rank

3095of 3,144

Humboldt, California

Score 4.13 / 10· population 133,985

About 134,000 people live in Humboldt, California. It ranks #3,095 of 3,144 counties for liberty, and #53 of 58 in California. The combined sales tax is 8.75%, higher than in 92% 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 larger share of working residents than in 86% of counties. The homicide rate is higher than in 79% of counties. Life expectancy is about 75.6 years, shorter than in 50% of counties. Air quality is better than in 77% of counties (a typical day's air quality index is 36), and flood and hurricane risk is higher than in 90% of counties. 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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