# Orange, New York — #3,065 of 3,144 counties

> Liberty Moving composite score 4.27 of 10. FIPS 36071. Population 407,470. v4 — beta, 30 October 2026, sourced values.

About 407,500 people live in Orange, New York. It ranks #3,065 of 3,144 counties for liberty, and #31 of 62 in New York. The combined sales tax is 8.13%, higher than in 89% of counties. Property tax takes at least 2% of a home's value each year, more than in 98% of counties. Local government employs a larger share of working residents than in 82% of counties. The homicide rate is lower than in 58% of counties. Life expectancy is about 79.7 years, longer than in 89% of counties. Air quality is better than in 92% of counties (a typical day's air quality index is 30), and flood and hurricane risk is higher than in 89% 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 | 7.03 |  |
| GOP + LP vote for President | county | 5.41 |  |
| Homicide rate | county | 8.87 |  |
| Sales tax | county | 2.61 |  |
| Property tax | county | 0.00 |  |
| Floods / hurricanes | county | 0.66 |  |
| Life expectancy | county | 9.70 |  |
| Government employees | county | 1.60 |  |
| Single-parent households | county | 8.08 |  |

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

## Neighbors

- #3100 Ulster, New York — https://libertymoving.org/counties/36111.md
- #3061 Rockland, New York — https://libertymoving.org/counties/36087.md
- #3069 Dutchess, New York — https://libertymoving.org/counties/36027.md
- #3114 Sullivan, New York — https://libertymoving.org/counties/36105.md
- #3044 Putnam, New York — https://libertymoving.org/counties/36079.md
- #2893 Sussex, New Jersey — https://libertymoving.org/counties/34037.md
- #1728 Pike, Pennsylvania — https://libertymoving.org/counties/42103.md
- #3009 Passaic, New Jersey — https://libertymoving.org/counties/34031.md

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