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2859of 3,144

Naugatuck Valley Planning Region, Connecticut

Score 4.88 / 10· population 450,296

About 450,300 people live in Naugatuck Valley Planning Region, Connecticut. It ranks #2,859 of 3,144 counties for liberty, and #5 of 9 in Connecticut. The combined sales tax is 6.35%, lower than in 55% of counties. Property tax takes about 1.71% of a home's value each year, more than in 96% of counties. Local government employs a smaller share of working residents than in 66% of counties. The homicide rate is higher than in 59% of counties. Life expectancy is about 79.3 years, longer than in 86% of counties. Flood and hurricane risk is higher than in 93% 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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Government behavior

  1. Fraser Institute state ranking (state)6.7
  2. 2A (state)0.0
  3. GOP + LP vote for President5.3
  4. Sales tax4.2
  5. Property tax1.4

Environment

  1. Air quality est.6.8
  2. Floods / hurricanes0.4

Private behavior

  1. Homicide rate8.1
  2. Life expectancy9.3
  3. Government employees6.5
  4. Single-parent households3.0

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