Rank

2583of 3,144

Northampton, North Carolina

Score 5.41 / 10· population 16,715

About 16,700 people live in Northampton, North Carolina. It ranks #2,583 of 3,144 counties for liberty, and #85 of 100 in North Carolina. The combined sales tax is 6.75%, higher than in 48% of counties. Property tax takes about 0.78% of a home's value each year, more than in 53% of counties. Local government employs a smaller share of working residents than in 69% of counties. The homicide rate is higher than in 94% of counties. Life expectancy is about 71.8 years, shorter than in 85% 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 higher than in 77% 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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