Rank

3078of 3,144

Riverside, California

Score 4.23 / 10· population 2,492,442

About 2,492,400 people live in Riverside, California. It ranks #3,078 of 3,144 counties for liberty, and #49 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 68% of counties. The homicide rate is higher than in 65% of counties. Life expectancy is about 78.3 years, longer than in 77% of counties. Air quality is worse than in almost every other county (a typical day's air quality index is 81), 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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