Rank

2665of 3,144

Plymouth, Massachusetts

Score 5.26 / 10· population 535,308

About 535,300 people live in Plymouth, Massachusetts. It ranks #2,665 of 3,144 counties for liberty, and #6 of 14 in Massachusetts. The combined sales tax is 6.25%, lower than in 56% 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 52% of counties. The homicide rate is lower than in 52% of counties. Life expectancy is about 79.3 years, longer than in 86% of counties. Air quality is better than in 67% of counties (a typical day's air quality index is 38), and flood and hurricane risk is higher than in 91% of counties. On this site's state scores, Massachusetts gets 6.72 of 10 for economic freedom, based on the Fraser Institute's ranking, and 0 of 10 for gun rights.

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Government behavior

  1. Fraser Institute state ranking (state)6.7
  2. 2A (state)0.0
  3. GOP + LP vote for President4.5
  4. Sales tax4.3
  5. Property tax4.7

Environment

  1. Air quality6.2
  2. Floods / hurricanes0.6

Private behavior

  1. Homicide rate8.7
  2. Life expectancy9.3
  3. Government employees5.1
  4. Single-parent households6.5

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