# Cheshire, New Hampshire — #528 of 3,144 counties

> Liberty Moving composite score 6.91 of 10. FIPS 33005. Population 77,703. v4 — beta, 30 October 2026, sourced values.

About 77,700 people live in Cheshire, New Hampshire. It ranks #528 of 3,144 counties for liberty, and #9 of 10 in New Hampshire. There is no state or county sales tax, lower than in 96% of counties. Property tax takes about 1.87% of a home's value each year, more than in 97% of counties. Local government employs a smaller share of working residents than in 51% of counties. The homicide rate is lower than in 61% of counties. Life expectancy is about 78.2 years, longer than in 76% 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 65% of counties. On this site's state scores, New Hampshire gets 8.34 of 10 for economic freedom, based on the Fraser Institute's ranking, and 10 of 10 for gun rights.

## Scores

| Factor | Level | Score (0–10) | Flag |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fraser Institute state ranking | state | 8.34 |  |
| 2A | state | 10.00 |  |
| Air quality | county | 6.20 |  |
| GOP + LP vote for President | county | 4.48 |  |
| Homicide rate | county | 9.01 |  |
| Sales tax | county | 10.00 |  |
| Property tax | county | 0.65 |  |
| Floods / hurricanes | county | 2.39 |  |
| Life expectancy | county | 8.20 |  |
| Government employees | county | 5.05 |  |
| Single-parent households | county | 8.58 |  |

"est" marks a derived or placeholder value with no published county figure.

## Neighbors

- #2766 Windham, Vermont — https://libertymoving.org/counties/50025.md
- #2732 Worcester, Massachusetts — https://libertymoving.org/counties/25027.md
- #351 Sullivan, New Hampshire — https://libertymoving.org/counties/33019.md
- #349 Hillsborough, New Hampshire — https://libertymoving.org/counties/33011.md
- #2816 Franklin, Massachusetts — https://libertymoving.org/counties/25011.md

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