Rank
575of 3,144
Perry, Indiana
Score 6.88 / 10· population 19,209
About 19,200 people live in Perry, Indiana. It ranks #575 of 3,144 counties for liberty, and #26 of 92 in Indiana. The combined sales tax is 7%, higher than in 56% of counties. Property tax takes about 0.63% of a home's value each year, less than in 62% of counties. Local government employs a smaller share of working residents than in 87% of counties. The homicide rate is lower than in 56% of counties. Life expectancy is about 77 years, longer than in 64% of counties. Air quality is better than in 68% of counties (a typical day's air quality index is 38), and flood and hurricane risk is lower than in 64% 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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Eleven factors
Government behavior
- Fraser Institute state ranking (state)7.5
- 2A (state)8.0
- GOP + LP vote for President6.5
- Sales tax3.6
- Property tax6.9
Environment
- Air quality6.2
- Floods / hurricanes5.1
Private behavior
- Homicide rate8.8
- Life expectancy7.0
- Government employees8.7
- Single-parent households6.7