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South Central Connecticut Planning Region, Connecticut

Score 4.55 / 10· population 570,229

About 570,200 people live in South Central Connecticut Planning Region, Connecticut. It ranks #2,990 of 3,144 counties for liberty, and #9 of 9 in Connecticut. The combined sales tax is 6.35%, lower than in 55% of counties. Property tax takes about 1.82% of a home's value each year, more than in 97% of counties. Local government employs a smaller share of working residents than in 66% of counties. The homicide rate is higher than in 61% of counties. Life expectancy is about 79.7 years, longer than in 89% of counties. Flood and hurricane risk is higher than in 94% 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 President3.9
  4. Sales tax4.2
  5. Property tax0.9

Environment

  1. Air quality est.5.7
  2. Floods / hurricanes0.3

Private behavior

  1. Homicide rate8.0
  2. Life expectancy9.7
  3. Government employees6.6
  4. Single-parent households2.3

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