Rank

2499of 3,144

Nye, Nevada

Score 5.54 / 10· population 55,720

About 55,700 people live in Nye, Nevada. It ranks #2,499 of 3,144 counties for liberty, and #15 of 17 in Nevada. The combined sales tax is 7.6%, higher than in 80% of counties. Property tax takes about 0.51% of a home's value each year, less than in 77% of counties. Local government employs a larger share of working residents than in 63% of counties. The homicide rate is higher than in 73% of counties. Life expectancy is about 73.5 years, shorter than in 71% of counties. Air quality is better than in 95% of counties (a typical day's air quality index is 25), and flood and hurricane risk is higher than in 73% 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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