Rank
2927of 3,144
Greater Bridgeport Planning Region, Connecticut
Score 4.72 / 10· population 325,728
About 325,700 people live in Greater Bridgeport Planning Region, Connecticut. It ranks #2,927 of 3,144 counties for liberty, and #7 of 9 in Connecticut. The combined sales tax is 6.35%, lower than in 55% of counties. Property tax takes about 1.65% of a home's value each year, more than in 95% of counties. Local government employs a smaller share of working residents than in 70% of counties. The homicide rate is higher than in 68% of counties. Life expectancy is about 79.7 years, longer than in 89% of counties. Flood and hurricane risk is higher than in 92% of counties. On this site's state scores, Connecticut gets 6.67 of 10 for economic freedom, based on the Fraser Institute's ranking, and 0 of 10 for gun rights.
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Eleven factors
Government behavior
- Fraser Institute state ranking (state)6.7
- 2A (state)0.0
- GOP + LP vote for President3.8
- Sales tax4.2
- Property tax1.8
Environment
- Air quality est.5.8
- Floods / hurricanes0.5
Private behavior
- Homicide rate7.5
- Life expectancy9.7
- Government employees7.0
- Single-parent households4.3