Rank

1368of 3,144

New Hanover, North Carolina

Score 6.40 / 10· population 238,852

About 238,900 people live in New Hanover, North Carolina. It ranks #1,368 of 3,144 counties for liberty, and #42 of 100 in North Carolina. The combined sales tax is 7%, higher than in 56% of counties. Property tax takes about 0.55% of a home's value each year, less than in 72% of counties. Local government employs a smaller share of working residents than in 89% of counties. The homicide rate is higher than in 80% of counties. Life expectancy is about 77.8 years, longer than in 73% 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 98% 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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