Rank

2215of 3,144

Kennebec, Maine

Score 5.86 / 10· population 127,259

About 127,300 people live in Kennebec, Maine. It ranks #2,215 of 3,144 counties for liberty, and #14 of 16 in Maine. The combined sales tax is 5.5%, lower than in 79% of counties. Property tax takes about 1.04% of a home's value each year, more than in 73% of counties. Local government employs a smaller share of working residents than in 65% of counties. The homicide rate is lower than in 58% of counties. Life expectancy is about 76 years, longer than in 52% of counties. Air quality is better than in 79% of counties (a typical day's air quality index is 35), and flood and hurricane risk is higher than in 81% 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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