Rank

527of 3,144

Dare, North Carolina

Score 6.92 / 10· population 38,110

About 38,100 people live in Dare, North Carolina. It ranks #527 of 3,144 counties for liberty, and #10 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 smaller share of working residents than in 72% of counties. The homicide rate is lower than in 77% of counties. Life expectancy is about 78.1 years, longer than in 75% of counties. Air quality is better than in 88% of counties (a typical day's air quality index is 32), and flood and hurricane risk is higher than in 95% 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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