Rank

369of 3,144

Parke, Indiana

Score 7.08 / 10· population 16,484

About 16,500 people live in Parke, Indiana. It ranks #369 of 3,144 counties for liberty, and #6 of 92 in Indiana. The combined sales tax is 7%, higher than in 56% of counties. Property tax takes about 0.46% of a home's value each year, less than in 84% of counties. Local government employs a larger share of working residents than in 51% of counties. The homicide rate is lower than in 75% of counties. Life expectancy is about 78.1 years, longer than in 75% of counties. Air quality is worse than in 87% of counties (a typical day's air quality index is 48), and flood and hurricane risk is lower than in 76% 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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