Rank
2643of 3,144
Martin, North Carolina
Score 5.31 / 10· population 21,447
About 21,400 people live in Martin, North Carolina. It ranks #2,643 of 3,144 counties for liberty, and #89 of 100 in North Carolina. The combined sales tax is 7%, higher than in 56% of counties. Property tax takes about 0.94% of a home's value each year, more than in 66% of counties. Local government employs a larger share of working residents than in 81% of counties. The homicide rate is higher than in 91% of counties. Life expectancy is about 71.6 years, shorter than in 87% of counties. Air quality is better than in 87% of counties (a typical day's air quality index is 33), and flood and hurricane risk is higher than in 88% 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 tax3.6
- Property tax5.3
Environment
- Air quality6.7
- Floods / hurricanes0.8
Private behavior
- Homicide rate4.2
- Life expectancy1.6
- Government employees1.7
- Single-parent households1.1