Rank

1515of 3,144

Alamance, North Carolina

Score 6.32 / 10· population 179,165

About 179,200 people live in Alamance, North Carolina. It ranks #1,515 of 3,144 counties for liberty, and #50 of 100 in North Carolina. The combined sales tax is 6.75%, higher than in 48% of counties. Property tax takes about 0.66% of a home's value each year, less than in 58% of counties. Local government employs a smaller share of working residents than in 86% of counties. The homicide rate is higher than in 81% of counties. Life expectancy is about 75.9 years, longer than in 51% of counties. Air quality is worse than in 57% of counties (a typical day's air quality index is 43), and flood and hurricane risk is higher than in 76% of counties. On this site's state scores, North Carolina gets 7.59 of 10 for economic freedom, based on the Fraser Institute's ranking, and 10 of 10 for gun rights.

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