# Richmond, New York — #3,012 of 3,144 counties

> Liberty Moving composite score 4.48 of 10. FIPS 36085. Population 490,687. v4 — beta, 30 October 2026, sourced values.

About 490,700 people live in Richmond, New York. It ranks #3,012 of 3,144 counties for liberty, and #13 of 62 in New York. The combined sales tax is 8.88%, higher than in 93% of counties. Property tax takes about 0.88% of a home's value each year, more than in 61% of counties. Local government employs a larger share of working residents than in 96% of counties. The homicide rate is higher than in 57% of counties. Life expectancy is at least 80 years, longer than in 91% of counties. Air quality is better than in 54% of counties (a typical day's air quality index is 40), and flood and hurricane risk is higher than in 87% 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 | 5.97 |  |
| GOP + LP vote for President | county | 6.42 |  |
| Homicide rate | county | 8.19 |  |
| Sales tax | county | 1.93 |  |
| Property tax | county | 5.60 |  |
| Floods / hurricanes | county | 0.80 |  |
| Life expectancy | county | 10.00 |  |
| Government employees | county | 0.25 |  |
| Single-parent households | county | 4.80 |  |

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

## Neighbors

- #2958 Hudson, New Jersey — https://libertymoving.org/counties/34017.md
- #3037 Union, New Jersey — https://libertymoving.org/counties/34039.md
- #2888 Middlesex, New Jersey — https://libertymoving.org/counties/34023.md

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