Rank

721of 3,144

Lincoln, North Carolina

Score 6.78 / 10· population 95,675

About 95,700 people live in Lincoln, North Carolina. It ranks #721 of 3,144 counties for liberty, and #16 of 100 in North Carolina. The combined sales tax is 7%, higher than in 56% 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 65% of counties. The homicide rate is higher than in 65% of counties. Life expectancy is about 76.9 years, longer than in 63% 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 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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