Rank

1892of 3,144

Penobscot, Maine

Score 6.09 / 10· population 155,312

About 155,300 people live in Penobscot, Maine. It ranks #1,892 of 3,144 counties for liberty, and #6 of 16 in Maine. The combined sales tax is 5.5%, lower than in 79% of counties. Property tax takes about 1.11% of a home's value each year, more than in 77% of counties. Local government employs a smaller share of working residents than in 81% of counties. The homicide rate is lower than in 63% of counties. Life expectancy is about 75.4 years, shorter than in 52% of counties. Air quality is better than in 84% of counties (a typical day's air quality index is 34), and flood and hurricane risk is higher than in 80% 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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