Rank

1518of 3,144

Haywood, North Carolina

Score 6.31 / 10· population 62,969

About 63,000 people live in Haywood, North Carolina. It ranks #1,518 of 3,144 counties for liberty, and #51 of 100 in North Carolina. The combined sales tax is 7%, higher than in 56% of counties. Property tax takes about 0.53% of a home's value each year, less than in 74% of counties. Local government employs a larger share of working residents than in 51% of counties. The homicide rate is higher than in 68% of counties. Life expectancy is about 74.8 years, shorter than in 58% of counties. Air quality is worse than in 64% of counties (a typical day's air quality index is 44), and flood and hurricane risk is higher than in 75% 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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