Rank
1860of 3,144
Humboldt, Nevada
Score 6.11 / 10· population 17,136
About 17,100 people live in Humboldt, Nevada. It ranks #1,860 of 3,144 counties for liberty, and #7 of 17 in Nevada. The combined sales tax is 6.85%, higher than in 55% of counties. Property tax takes about 0.56% of a home's value each year, less than in 71% of counties. Local government employs a larger share of working residents than in 83% of counties. The homicide rate is higher than in 60% of counties. Life expectancy is about 74.9 years, shorter than in 57% 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 lower than in 88% 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 President7.7
- Sales tax3.8
- Property tax7.2
Environment
- Air quality6.5
- Floods / hurricanes8.3
Private behavior
- Homicide rate8.0
- Life expectancy4.9
- Government employees1.5
- Single-parent households7.1