Rank

595of 3,144

Alleghany, North Carolina

Score 6.87 / 10· population 11,342

About 11,300 people live in Alleghany, North Carolina. It ranks #595 of 3,144 counties for liberty, and #12 of 100 in North Carolina. The combined sales tax is 7%, higher than in 56% of counties. Property tax takes about 0.57% of a home's value each year, less than in 69% of counties. Local government employs a smaller share of working residents than in 57% of counties. The homicide rate is lower than in 49% of counties. Life expectancy is about 76.7 years, longer than in 60% of counties. Air quality is better than in 74% of counties (a typical day's air quality index is 37), and flood and hurricane risk is lower than in 54% 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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