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189of 3,144

Clay, North Carolina

Score 7.40 / 10· population 11,864

About 11,900 people live in Clay, North Carolina. It ranks #189 of 3,144 counties for liberty, and #1 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 96% of counties. The homicide rate is higher than in 57% of counties. Life expectancy is about 76.6 years, longer than in 59% of counties. Flood and hurricane risk is lower than in 65% 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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Government behavior

  1. Fraser Institute state ranking (state)7.6
  2. 2A (state)10.0
  3. GOP + LP vote for President7.5
  4. Sales tax3.6
  5. Property tax7.7

Environment

  1. Air quality est.6.5
  2. Floods / hurricanes5.2

Private behavior

  1. Homicide rate8.2
  2. Life expectancy6.6
  3. Government employees9.7
  4. Single-parent households9.1

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