Rank

419of 3,144

Lyon, Kentucky

Score 7.03 / 10· population 9,187

About 9,200 people live in Lyon, Kentucky. It ranks #419 of 3,144 counties for liberty, and #2 of 120 in Kentucky. The combined sales tax is 6%, lower than in 62% of counties. Property tax takes about 0.57% of a home's value each year, less than in 69% of counties. Local government employs a smaller share of working residents than in 58% of counties. The homicide rate is lower than in 66% of counties. Life expectancy is about 76.7 years, longer than in 60% 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 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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Government behavior

  1. Fraser Institute state ranking (state)5.8
  2. 2A (state)10.0
  3. GOP + LP vote for President7.6
  4. Sales tax4.5
  5. Property tax7.2

Environment

  1. Air quality5.4
  2. Floods / hurricanes8.2

Private behavior

  1. Homicide rate9.2
  2. Life expectancy6.7
  3. Government employees5.7
  4. Single-parent households8.7

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