Rank

2266of 3,144

Maui, Hawaii

Score 5.81 / 10· population 164,183

About 164,200 people live in Maui, Hawaii. It ranks #2,266 of 3,144 counties for liberty, and #3 of 5 in Hawaii. The combined sales tax is 4.5%, lower than in 92% of counties. Property tax takes about 0.22% of a home's value each year, less than in 98% of counties. Local government employs a smaller share of working residents than in 97% of counties. The homicide rate is lower than in 56% of counties. Life expectancy is at least 80 years, longer than in 91% of counties. Air quality is better than in 97% of counties (a typical day's air quality index is 21), and flood and hurricane risk is higher than in 90% of counties. On this site's state scores, Hawaii gets 4.63 of 10 for economic freedom, based on the Fraser Institute's ranking, and 1 of 10 for gun rights.

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Government behavior

  1. Fraser Institute state ranking (state)4.6
  2. 2A (state)1.0
  3. GOP + LP vote for President3.7
  4. Sales tax5.9
  5. Property tax8.9

Environment

  1. Air quality7.9
  2. Floods / hurricanes0.6

Private behavior

  1. Homicide rate8.8
  2. Life expectancy10.0
  3. Government employees9.8
  4. Single-parent households4.8

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