# Yates, New York — #2,889 of 3,144 counties > Liberty Moving composite score 4.82 of 10. FIPS 36123. Population 24,472. v4 — beta, 30 October 2026, sourced values. About 24,500 people live in Yates, New York. It ranks #2,889 of 3,144 counties for liberty, and #4 of 62 in New York. The combined sales tax is 8%, higher than in 82% of counties. Property tax takes about 1.42% of a home's value each year, more than in 91% of counties. Local government employs a smaller share of working residents than in 55% of counties. The homicide rate is lower than in 76% of counties. Life expectancy is about 78.4 years, longer than in 78% of counties. Air quality is better than in 83% of counties (a typical day's air quality index is 34), and flood and hurricane risk is higher than in 54% 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 | 6.56 | | | GOP + LP vote for President | county | 5.80 | | | Homicide rate | county | 9.76 | | | Sales tax | county | 2.73 | | | Property tax | county | 2.90 | | | Floods / hurricanes | county | 3.25 | | | Life expectancy | county | 8.40 | | | Government employees | county | 5.41 | | | Single-parent households | county | 6.23 | | "est" marks a derived or placeholder value with no published county figure. ## Neighbors - #3015 Seneca, New York — https://libertymoving.org/counties/36099.md - #2991 Schuyler, New York — https://libertymoving.org/counties/36097.md - #3102 Steuben, New York — https://libertymoving.org/counties/36101.md - #3058 Ontario, New York — https://libertymoving.org/counties/36069.md ## Links - Page: https://libertymoving.org/counties/36123 - Compare: https://libertymoving.org/compare?a=36123 - Methodology: https://libertymoving.org/methodology - Sources and terms: https://libertymoving.org/privacy