Rank

1346of 3,144

Brunswick, North Carolina

Score 6.41 / 10· population 159,964

About 160,000 people live in Brunswick, North Carolina. It ranks #1,346 of 3,144 counties for liberty, and #41 of 100 in North Carolina. The combined sales tax is 6.75%, higher than in 48% of counties. Property tax takes about 0.52% of a home's value each year, less than in 76% of counties. Local government employs a larger share of working residents than in 52% of counties. The homicide rate is higher than in 73% of counties. Life expectancy is about 77 years, longer than in 64% of counties. Air quality is better than in 80% of counties (a typical day's air quality index is 35), and flood and hurricane risk is higher than in 98% 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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