Rank

2296of 3,144

Nash, North Carolina

Score 5.78 / 10· population 96,551

About 96,600 people live in Nash, North Carolina. It ranks #2,296 of 3,144 counties for liberty, and #74 of 100 in North Carolina. The combined sales tax is 6.75%, higher than in 48% of counties. Property tax takes about 0.66% of a home's value each year, less than in 58% of counties. Local government employs a smaller share of working residents than in 88% of counties. The homicide rate is higher than in 93% of counties. Life expectancy is about 73.7 years, shorter than in 69% of counties. Air quality is better than in 59% of counties (a typical day's air quality index is 39), and flood and hurricane risk is higher than in 84% 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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Government behavior

  1. Fraser Institute state ranking (state)7.6
  2. 2A (state)10.0
  3. GOP + LP vote for President5.1
  4. Sales tax3.9
  5. Property tax6.7

Environment

  1. Air quality6.1
  2. Floods / hurricanes1.0

Private behavior

  1. Homicide rate3.6
  2. Life expectancy3.7
  3. Government employees8.8
  4. Single-parent households1.1

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