# Westchester, New York — #3,109 of 3,144 counties

> Liberty Moving composite score 3.99 of 10. FIPS 36119. Population 990,817. v4 — beta, 30 October 2026, sourced values.

About 990,800 people live in Westchester, New York. It ranks #3,109 of 3,144 counties for liberty, and #47 of 62 in New York. The combined sales tax is 8.37%, higher than in 90% of counties. Property tax takes about 1.84% of a home's value each year, more than in 97% of counties. Local government employs a larger share of working residents than in 76% of counties. The homicide rate is lower than in 57% of counties. Life expectancy is at least 80 years, longer than in 91% of counties. Air quality is better than in 68% of counties (a typical day's air quality index is 38), and flood and hurricane risk is higher than in 96% 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 | 6.23 |  |
| GOP + LP vote for President | county | 3.67 |  |
| Homicide rate | county | 8.86 |  |
| Sales tax | county | 2.39 |  |
| Property tax | county | 0.80 |  |
| Floods / hurricanes | county | 0.20 |  |
| Life expectancy | county | 10.00 |  |
| Government employees | county | 2.19 |  |
| Single-parent households | county | 6.02 |  |

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

## Neighbors

- #3061 Rockland, New York — https://libertymoving.org/counties/36087.md
- #2603 Western Connecticut Planning Region, Connecticut — https://libertymoving.org/counties/09190.md
- #3044 Putnam, New York — https://libertymoving.org/counties/36079.md
- #2885 Bergen, New Jersey — https://libertymoving.org/counties/34003.md
- #3134 Bronx, New York — https://libertymoving.org/counties/36005.md

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