Rank

2876of 3,144

Santa Clara, California

Score 4.86 / 10· population 1,877,592

About 1,877,600 people live in Santa Clara, California. It ranks #2,876 of 3,144 counties for liberty, and #20 of 58 in California. The combined sales tax is 9.75%, higher than in 97% of counties. Property tax takes about 0.68% of a home's value each year, less than in 56% of counties. Local government employs a smaller share of working residents than in 79% 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 69% of counties (a typical day's air quality index is 45), 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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