Rank

441of 3,144

Avery, North Carolina

Score 7.01 / 10· population 17,561

About 17,600 people live in Avery, North Carolina. It ranks #441 of 3,144 counties for liberty, and #5 of 100 in North Carolina. The combined sales tax is 6.75%, higher than in 48% of counties. Property tax takes about 0.37% of a home's value each year, less than in 92% of counties. Local government employs a smaller share of working residents than in 67% of counties. The homicide rate is higher than in 70% of counties. Life expectancy is about 75.1 years, shorter than in 55% of counties. Air quality is better than in 65% of counties (a typical day's air quality index is 38), and flood and hurricane risk is higher than in 51% 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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