Rank

3096of 3,144

Imperial, California

Score 4.12 / 10· population 179,057

About 179,100 people live in Imperial, California. It ranks #3,096 of 3,144 counties for liberty, and #54 of 58 in California. The combined sales tax is 7.75%, higher than in 80% of counties. Property tax takes about 0.83% of a home's value each year, more than in 57% of counties. Local government employs a larger share of working residents than in 89% of counties. The homicide rate is higher than in 73% of counties. Life expectancy is about 78.1 years, longer than in 75% of counties. Air quality is worse than in almost every other county (a typical day's air quality index is 63), 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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