Rank

1532of 3,144

McCreary, Kentucky

Score 6.31 / 10· population 17,050

About 17,100 people live in McCreary, Kentucky. It ranks #1,532 of 3,144 counties for liberty, and #74 of 120 in Kentucky. The combined sales tax is 6%, lower than in 62% of counties. Property tax takes about 0.47% of a home's value each year, less than in 83% of counties. Local government employs a larger share of working residents than in 87% of counties. The homicide rate is higher than in 58% of counties. Life expectancy is about 70.1 years, shorter than in 94% of counties. Air quality is worse than in 55% of counties (a typical day's air quality index is 42), 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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