Rank

732of 3,144

Madison, North Carolina

Score 6.77 / 10· population 22,071

About 22,100 people live in Madison, North Carolina. It ranks #732 of 3,144 counties for liberty, and #17 of 100 in North Carolina. The combined sales tax is 7%, higher than in 56% of counties. Property tax takes about 0.48% of a home's value each year, less than in 82% of counties. Local government employs a larger share of working residents than in 83% of counties. The homicide rate is lower than in 73% of counties. Life expectancy is about 75.4 years, shorter than in 52% of counties. Air quality is better than in 83% of counties (a typical day's air quality index is 34), and flood and hurricane risk is lower than in 66% 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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