Rank

2319of 3,144

Fayette, Kentucky

Score 5.75 / 10· population 320,154

About 320,200 people live in Fayette, Kentucky. It ranks #2,319 of 3,144 counties for liberty, and #113 of 120 in Kentucky. The combined sales tax is 6%, lower than in 62% of counties. Property tax takes about 0.84% of a home's value each year, more than in 58% of counties. Local government employs a smaller share of working residents than in 96% of counties. The homicide rate is higher than in 88% of counties. Life expectancy is about 77 years, longer than in 64% of counties. Air quality is worse than in 54% of counties (a typical day's air quality index is 42), and flood and hurricane risk is higher than in 88% of counties. On this site's state scores, Kentucky gets 5.8 of 10 for economic freedom, based on the Fraser Institute's ranking, and 10 of 10 for gun rights.

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