Rank

3091of 3,144

Kings, New York

Score 4.16 / 10· population 2,561,225

Kings County is Brooklyn. In 2012 Superstorm Sandy flooded Red Hook, a neighborhood surrounded by Gowanus Bay, Buttermilk Channel and Upper Bay, and destroyed at least 38 ground-floor apartments in Coney Island's public housing. Purchases here carry an 8.875 percent sales tax, with New York City setting 4.5 of those points.

Sources
  • Kings County is coextensive with the Borough of Brooklyn cccarto.com
  • Combined New York City sales tax rate is 8.875%: state 4%, city 4.5%, MCTD surcharge 0.375% (2026 rate table) avalara.com
  • During Superstorm Sandy (2012), Red Hook, surrounded by Gowanus Bay, Buttermilk Channel and Upper Bay, was flooded on all sides brooklynpaper.com
  • At least 38 ground-floor apartments across Coney Island's three public housing complexes were destroyed by Superstorm Sandy (2012) brooklynpaper.com

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Eleven factors

Government behavior

  1. Fraser Institute state ranking (state)4.4
  2. 2A (state)0.0
  3. GOP + LP vote for President2.8
  4. Sales tax1.9
  5. Property tax7.2

Environment

  1. Air quality5.9
  2. Floods / hurricanes0.1

Private behavior

  1. Homicide rate7.4
  2. Life expectancy10.0
  3. Government employees3.1
  4. Single-parent households2.3

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