Rank

1432of 3,144

Cabarrus, North Carolina

Score 6.37 / 10· population 240,016

About 240,000 people live in Cabarrus, North Carolina. It ranks #1,432 of 3,144 counties for liberty, and #46 of 100 in North Carolina. The combined sales tax is 7%, higher than in 56% of counties. Property tax takes about 0.74% of a home's value each year, less than in 49% of counties. Local government employs a smaller share of working residents than in 77% of counties. The homicide rate is higher than in 73% of counties. Life expectancy is about 77.6 years, longer than in 71% of counties. Air quality is worse than in 79% of counties (a typical day's air quality index is 47), and flood and hurricane risk is higher than in 88% 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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