Rank
1892of 3,144
Granville, North Carolina
Score 6.09 / 10· population 62,192
About 62,200 people live in Granville, North Carolina. It ranks #1,892 of 3,144 counties for liberty, and #59 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 larger share of working residents than in 57% of counties. The homicide rate is higher than in 78% of counties. Life expectancy is about 76 years, longer than in 52% of counties. Air quality is worse than in 51% of counties (a typical day's air quality index is 41), and flood and hurricane risk is higher than in 78% 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 President5.5
- Sales tax3.9
- Property tax7.0
Environment
- Air quality5.9
- Floods / hurricanes1.5
Private behavior
- Homicide rate6.7
- Life expectancy6.0
- Government employees4.1
- Single-parent households2.1