Rank

1759of 3,144

Kenton, Kentucky

Score 6.17 / 10· population 171,321

About 171,300 people live in Kenton, Kentucky. It ranks #1,759 of 3,144 counties for liberty, and #89 of 120 in Kentucky. The combined sales tax is 6%, lower than in 62% of counties. Property tax takes about 0.96% of a home's value each year, more than in 67% of counties. Local government employs a smaller share of working residents than in 96% of counties. The homicide rate is higher than in 57% of counties. Life expectancy is about 76.5 years, longer than in 57% of counties. Air quality is worse than in 94% of counties (a typical day's air quality index is 51), and flood and hurricane risk is higher 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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