Rank

2999of 3,144

Inyo, California

Score 4.52 / 10· population 18,527

About 18,500 people live in Inyo, California. It ranks #2,999 of 3,144 counties for liberty, and #36 of 58 in California. The combined sales tax is 7.75%, higher than in 80% of counties. Property tax takes about 0.59% of a home's value each year, less than in 67% of counties. Local government employs a larger share of working residents than in almost every other county. The homicide rate is lower than in 63% of counties. Life expectancy is about 76.6 years, longer than in 59% of counties. Air quality is worse than in almost every other county (a typical day's air quality index is 59), and flood and hurricane risk is lower than in 51% 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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