Rank

835of 3,144

Davie, North Carolina

Score 6.71 / 10· population 44,599

About 44,600 people live in Davie, North Carolina. It ranks #835 of 3,144 counties for liberty, and #22 of 100 in North Carolina. The combined sales tax is 6.75%, higher than in 48% of counties. Property tax takes about 0.61% of a home's value each year, less than in 64% of counties. Local government employs a smaller share of working residents than in 66% of counties. The homicide rate is higher than in 79% of counties. Life expectancy is about 76.6 years, longer than in 59% of counties. Air quality is worse than in 75% of counties (a typical day's air quality index is 46), and flood and hurricane risk is higher than in 57% 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 President7.3
  4. Sales tax3.9
  5. Property tax7.0

Environment

  1. Air quality5.4
  2. Floods / hurricanes3.0

Private behavior

  1. Homicide rate6.7
  2. Life expectancy6.6
  3. Government employees6.6
  4. Single-parent households7.3

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