Rank
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Pinellas, Florida
Score 6.06 / 10· population 961,596
Pinellas County is 38 miles long and 15 miles across at its widest, and its highest natural point is 110 feet. St. Petersburg alone has 244 miles of shoreline. Hurricane Helene's 2024 surge drowned 12 people in the county.
Sources
- The county is 38 miles long and 15 miles across at its widest point. pinellas.gov
- Its highest natural point is 110 feet. pinellas.gov
- St. Petersburg has 244 miles of shoreline. stpete.org
- In Pinellas County, 12 people drowned in Helene's surge (2024). nhc.noaa.gov
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Eleven factors
Government behavior
- Fraser Institute state ranking (state)7.6
- 2A (state)8.0
- GOP + LP vote for President5.3
- Sales tax3.6
- Property tax6.3
Environment
- Air quality5.4
- Floods / hurricanes0.1
Private behavior
- Homicide rate7.6
- Life expectancy8.0
- Government employees8.3
- Single-parent households2.1