Rank

2700of 3,144

New Castle, Delaware

Score 5.19 / 10· population 578,592

About 578,600 people live in New Castle, Delaware. It ranks #2,700 of 3,144 counties for liberty, and #3 of 3 in Delaware. There is no state or county sales tax, lower than in 96% of counties. Property tax takes about 0.72% of a home's value each year, less than in 51% of counties. Local government employs a smaller share of working residents than in almost every other county. The homicide rate is higher than in 86% of counties. Life expectancy is about 77.5 years, longer than in 70% of counties. Air quality is worse than in 75% of counties (a typical day's air quality index is 46), and flood and hurricane risk is higher than in 95% 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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