Rank
1206of 3,144
Mason, Kentucky
Score 6.49 / 10· population 16,841
About 16,800 people live in Mason, Kentucky. It ranks #1,206 of 3,144 counties for liberty, and #47 of 120 in Kentucky. The combined sales tax is 6%, lower than in 62% of counties. Property tax takes about 0.64% of a home's value each year, less than in 60% of counties. Local government employs a smaller share of working residents than in 90% of counties. The homicide rate is lower than in 56% of counties. Life expectancy is about 72.1 years, shorter than in 83% of counties. Air quality is worse than in 63% of counties (a typical day's air quality index is 44), and flood and hurricane risk is lower than in 57% 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 President7.1
- Sales tax4.5
- Property tax6.8
Environment
- Air quality5.6
- Floods / hurricanes4.4
Private behavior
- Homicide rate8.8
- Life expectancy2.1
- Government employees9.1
- Single-parent households5.2