Rank

2767of 3,144

Orange, California

Score 5.07 / 10· population 3,135,755

About 3,135,800 people live in Orange, California. It ranks #2,767 of 3,144 counties for liberty, and #8 of 58 in California. The combined sales tax is 7.75%, higher than in 80% of counties. Property tax takes about 0.64% of a home's value each year, less than in 60% of counties. Local government employs a smaller share of working residents than in 70% of counties. The homicide rate is lower than in 56% of counties. Life expectancy is at least 80 years, longer than in 91% of counties. Air quality is worse than in 98% of counties (a typical day's air quality index is 53), 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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