Rank

457of 3,144

Ashe, North Carolina

Score 6.98 / 10· population 27,063

About 27,100 people live in Ashe, North Carolina. It ranks #457 of 3,144 counties for liberty, and #6 of 100 in North Carolina. The combined sales tax is 7%, higher than in 56% of counties. Property tax takes about 0.46% of a home's value each year, less than in 84% of counties. Local government employs a smaller share of working residents than in 91% of counties. The homicide rate is lower than in 66% of counties. Life expectancy is about 75.6 years, shorter than in 50% of counties. Air quality is better than in 82% of counties (a typical day's air quality index is 35), and flood and hurricane risk is higher than in 66% 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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