Rank

1953of 3,144

Cumberland, Maine

Score 6.05 / 10· population 310,230

About 310,200 people live in Cumberland, Maine. It ranks #1,953 of 3,144 counties for liberty, and #7 of 16 in Maine. The combined sales tax is 5.5%, lower than in 79% of counties. Property tax takes about 1.01% of a home's value each year, more than in 71% of counties. Local government employs a smaller share of working residents than in 85% of counties. The homicide rate is lower than in 62% of counties. Life expectancy is about 79.5 years, longer than in 87% of counties. Air quality is better than in 63% of counties (a typical day's air quality index is 39), and flood and hurricane risk is higher than in 86% 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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