Rank

3029of 3,144

Kings, California

Score 4.43 / 10· population 152,682

About 152,700 people live in Kings, California. It ranks #3,029 of 3,144 counties for liberty, and #44 of 58 in California. The combined sales tax is 7.25%, higher than in 71% of counties. Property tax takes about 0.75% of a home's value each year, more than in 50% of counties. Local government employs a larger share of working residents than in 69% of counties. The homicide rate is higher than in 82% of counties. Life expectancy is about 77 years, longer than in 64% of counties. Air quality is worse than in almost every other county (a typical day's air quality index is 58), and flood and hurricane risk is higher than in 81% 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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