Rank

2838of 3,144

Halifax, North Carolina

Score 4.93 / 10· population 47,298

About 47,300 people live in Halifax, North Carolina. It ranks #2,838 of 3,144 counties for liberty, and #98 of 100 in North Carolina. The combined sales tax is 7%, higher than in 56% of counties. Property tax takes about 0.9% of a home's value each year, more than in 63% of counties. Local government employs a larger share of working residents than in 54% of counties. The homicide rate is higher than in 95% of counties. Life expectancy is about 70.8 years, shorter than in 91% of counties. Air quality is better than in 67% of counties (a typical day's air quality index is 38), and flood and hurricane risk is higher than in 83% 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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