Rank
1876of 3,144
Churchill, Nevada
Score 6.10 / 10· population 25,803
About 25,800 people live in Churchill, Nevada. It ranks #1,876 of 3,144 counties for liberty, and #9 of 17 in Nevada. The combined sales tax is 7.6%, higher than in 80% of counties. Property tax takes about 0.52% of a home's value each year, less than in 76% of counties. Local government employs a smaller share of working residents than in 65% of counties. The homicide rate is higher than in 52% of counties. Life expectancy is about 73.8 years, shorter than in 68% of counties. Air quality is worse than in 55% of counties (a typical day's air quality index is 42), and flood and hurricane risk is lower than in 60% of counties. On this site's state scores, Nevada gets 6.55 of 10 for economic freedom, based on the Fraser Institute's ranking, and 4 of 10 for gun rights.
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Eleven factors
Government behavior
- Fraser Institute state ranking (state)6.6
- 2A (state)4.0
- GOP + LP vote for President7.5
- Sales tax3.1
- Property tax7.4
Environment
- Air quality5.8
- Floods / hurricanes4.7
Private behavior
- Homicide rate8.5
- Life expectancy3.8
- Government employees6.5
- Single-parent households8.5