Rank

2514of 3,144

Kent, Delaware

Score 5.52 / 10· population 189,789

About 189,800 people live in Kent, Delaware. It ranks #2,514 of 3,144 counties for liberty, and #2 of 3 in Delaware. There is no state or county sales tax, lower than in 96% of counties. Property tax takes about 0.43% of a home's value each year, less than in 87% of counties. Local government employs a smaller share of working residents than in 92% of counties. The homicide rate is higher than in 79% of counties. Life expectancy is about 75.2 years, shorter than in 54% of counties. Air quality is worse than in 57% of counties (a typical day's air quality index is 43), and flood and hurricane risk is higher than in 86% of counties. On this site's state scores, Delaware gets 5.06 of 10 for economic freedom, based on the Fraser Institute's ranking, and 1 of 10 for gun rights.

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