# New York, New York — #3,062 of 3,144 counties

> Liberty Moving composite score 4.29 of 10. FIPS 36061. Population 1,597,451. v4 — beta, 30 October 2026, sourced values.

About 1,597,500 people live in New York, New York. It ranks #3,062 of 3,144 counties for liberty, and #29 of 62 in New York. The combined sales tax is 8.88%, higher than in 93% of counties. Property tax takes about 0.71% of a home's value each year, less than in 53% of counties. Local government employs a smaller share of working residents than in 97% of counties. The homicide rate is higher than in 58% of counties. Life expectancy is at least 80 years, longer than in 91% of counties. Air quality is worse than in 81% of counties (a typical day's air quality index is 47), and flood and hurricane risk is higher than in 98% of counties. On this site's state scores, New York gets 4.39 of 10 for economic freedom, based on the Fraser Institute's ranking, and 0 of 10 for gun rights.

## Scores

| Factor | Level | Score (0–10) | Flag |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fraser Institute state ranking | state | 4.39 |  |
| 2A | state | 0.00 |  |
| Air quality | county | 5.30 |  |
| GOP + LP vote for President | county | 1.75 |  |
| Homicide rate | county | 8.16 |  |
| Sales tax | county | 1.93 |  |
| Property tax | county | 6.45 |  |
| Floods / hurricanes | county | 0.08 |  |
| Life expectancy | county | 10.00 |  |
| Government employees | county | 9.73 |  |
| Single-parent households | county | 1.23 |  |

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

## Neighbors

- #2885 Bergen, New Jersey — https://libertymoving.org/counties/34003.md
- #2958 Hudson, New Jersey — https://libertymoving.org/counties/34017.md
- #3134 Bronx, New York — https://libertymoving.org/counties/36005.md
- #3091 Kings, New York — https://libertymoving.org/counties/36047.md
- #3052 Queens, New York — https://libertymoving.org/counties/36081.md

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