Rank
1997of 3,144
Grayson, Kentucky
Score 6.03 / 10· population 26,825
About 26,800 people live in Grayson, Kentucky. It ranks #1,997 of 3,144 counties for liberty, and #99 of 120 in Kentucky. The combined sales tax is 6%, lower than in 62% of counties. Property tax takes about 0.5% of a home's value each year, less than in 79% of counties. Local government employs a larger share of working residents than in 88% of counties. The homicide rate is higher than in 71% of counties. Life expectancy is about 71.6 years, shorter than in 87% of counties. Air quality is worse than in 73% of counties (a typical day's air quality index is 46), and flood and hurricane risk is lower than in 65% 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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Eleven factors
Government behavior
- Fraser Institute state ranking (state)5.8
- 2A (state)10.0
- GOP + LP vote for President8.1
- Sales tax4.5
- Property tax7.5
Environment
- Air quality5.4
- Floods / hurricanes5.2
Private behavior
- Homicide rate7.4
- Life expectancy1.6
- Government employees1.0
- Single-parent households3.8