Rank

1159of 3,144

Garrard, Kentucky

Score 6.51 / 10· population 17,829

About 17,800 people live in Garrard, Kentucky. It ranks #1,159 of 3,144 counties for liberty, and #44 of 120 in Kentucky. The combined sales tax is 6%, lower than in 62% of counties. Property tax takes about 0.59% of a home's value each year, less than in 67% of counties. Local government employs a smaller share of working residents than in 51% of counties. The homicide rate is lower than in 54% of counties. Life expectancy is about 73.6 years, shorter than in 70% of counties. Air quality is worse than in 69% of counties (a typical day's air quality index is 45), and flood and hurricane risk is lower than in 68% 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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Government behavior

  1. Fraser Institute state ranking (state)5.8
  2. 2A (state)10.0
  3. GOP + LP vote for President8.0
  4. Sales tax4.5
  5. Property tax7.1

Environment

  1. Air quality5.5
  2. Floods / hurricanes5.5

Private behavior

  1. Homicide rate8.8
  2. Life expectancy3.6
  3. Government employees5.0
  4. Single-parent households5.2

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