Rank

498of 3,144

Mitchell, North Carolina

Score 6.94 / 10· population 14,999

About 15,000 people live in Mitchell, North Carolina. It ranks #498 of 3,144 counties for liberty, and #7 of 100 in North Carolina. The combined sales tax is 6.75%, higher than in 48% of counties. Property tax takes about 0.54% of a home's value each year, less than in 73% of counties. Local government employs a larger share of working residents than in 79% of counties. The homicide rate is lower than in 77% of counties. Life expectancy is about 73.7 years, shorter than in 69% of counties. Air quality is better than in 89% of counties (a typical day's air quality index is 32), and flood and hurricane risk is lower than in 61% 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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