Rank

665of 3,144

Boone, Indiana

Score 6.82 / 10· population 76,120

About 76,100 people live in Boone, Indiana. It ranks #665 of 3,144 counties for liberty, and #31 of 92 in Indiana. The combined sales tax is 7%, higher than in 56% of counties. Property tax takes about 0.83% of a home's value each year, more than in 57% of counties. Local government employs a smaller share of working residents than in 86% of counties. The homicide rate is higher than in 50% of counties. Life expectancy is about 78.6 years, longer than in 80% of counties. Air quality is better than in 77% of counties (a typical day's air quality index is 36), and flood and hurricane risk is lower than in 57% of counties. On this site's state scores, Indiana gets 7.51 of 10 for economic freedom, based on the Fraser Institute's ranking, and 8 of 10 for gun rights.

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