Rank

1383of 3,144

Orange, North Carolina

Score 6.39 / 10· population 150,626

About 150,600 people live in Orange, North Carolina. It ranks #1,383 of 3,144 counties for liberty, and #44 of 100 in North Carolina. The combined sales tax is 7.5%, higher than in 77% of counties. Property tax takes about 0.96% of a home's value each year, more than in 67% of counties. Local government employs a smaller share of working residents than in 98% of counties. The homicide rate is higher than in 66% of counties. Life expectancy is at least 80 years, longer than in 91% of counties. Air quality is worse than in 55% of counties (a typical day's air quality index is 42), and flood and hurricane risk is higher than in 78% 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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