Rank
2098of 3,144
Aroostook, Maine
Score 5.96 / 10· population 67,351
About 67,400 people live in Aroostook, Maine. It ranks #2,098 of 3,144 counties for liberty, and #12 of 16 in Maine. The combined sales tax is 5.5%, lower than in 79% of counties. Property tax takes about 1.06% of a home's value each year, more than in 74% of counties. Local government employs a smaller share of working residents than in 55% of counties. The homicide rate is lower than in 70% of counties. Life expectancy is about 74.7 years, shorter than in 59% of counties. Air quality is better than in 82% of counties (a typical day's air quality index is 35), and flood and hurricane risk is higher than in 75% of counties. On this site's state scores, Maine gets 5.9 of 10 for economic freedom, based on the Fraser Institute's ranking, and 7 of 10 for gun rights.
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Eleven factors
Government behavior
- Fraser Institute state ranking (state)5.9
- 2A (state)7.0
- GOP + LP vote for President6.3
- Sales tax5.0
- Property tax4.7
Environment
- Air quality6.5
- Floods / hurricanes1.7
Private behavior
- Homicide rate9.5
- Life expectancy4.7
- Government employees5.5
- Single-parent households5.7