Rank
425of 3,144
Camden, North Carolina
Score 7.02 / 10· population 11,137
About 11,100 people live in Camden, North Carolina. It ranks #425 of 3,144 counties for liberty, and #4 of 100 in North Carolina. The combined sales tax is 6.75%, higher than in 48% of counties. Property tax takes about 0.51% of a home's value each year, less than in 77% of counties. Local government employs a larger share of working residents than in 63% of counties. The homicide rate is higher than in 51% of counties. Life expectancy is about 76.5 years, longer than in 57% of counties. Air quality is better than in 83% of counties (a typical day's air quality index is 34), and flood and hurricane risk is higher than in 60% 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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Eleven factors
Government behavior
- Fraser Institute state ranking (state)7.6
- 2A (state)10.0
- GOP + LP vote for President7.5
- Sales tax3.9
- Property tax7.5
Environment
- Air quality6.6
- Floods / hurricanes2.8
Private behavior
- Homicide rate8.5
- Life expectancy6.5
- Government employees3.5
- Single-parent households9.4