Rank

2307of 3,144

Forsyth, North Carolina

Score 5.76 / 10· population 392,921

About 392,900 people live in Forsyth, North Carolina. It ranks #2,307 of 3,144 counties for liberty, and #75 of 100 in North Carolina. The combined sales tax is 7%, higher than in 56% of counties. Property tax takes about 0.8% of a home's value each year, more than in 55% of counties. Local government employs a smaller share of working residents than in 93% of counties. The homicide rate is higher than in 90% of counties. Life expectancy is about 75.8 years, longer than in 50% of counties. Air quality is worse than in 86% of counties (a typical day's air quality index is 48), and flood and hurricane risk is higher than in 91% 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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