Rank
1316of 3,144
Alexander, North Carolina
Score 6.42 / 10· population 36,473
About 36,500 people live in Alexander, North Carolina. It ranks #1,316 of 3,144 counties for liberty, and #38 of 100 in North Carolina. The combined sales tax is 7%, higher than in 56% of counties. Property tax takes about 0.59% of a home's value each year, less than in 67% of counties. Local government employs a larger share of working residents than in 77% of counties. The homicide rate is higher than in 69% of counties. Life expectancy is about 74.1 years, shorter than in 65% of counties. Air quality is better than in 61% of counties (a typical day's air quality index is 39), and flood and hurricane risk is higher than in 55% 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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Eleven factors
Government behavior
- Fraser Institute state ranking (state)7.6
- 2A (state)10.0
- GOP + LP vote for President8.0
- Sales tax3.6
- Property tax7.1
Environment
- Air quality6.1
- Floods / hurricanes3.2
Private behavior
- Homicide rate7.5
- Life expectancy4.1
- Government employees2.1
- Single-parent households4.2