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1326of 3,144

Pamlico, North Carolina

Score 6.42 / 10· population 12,423

About 12,400 people live in Pamlico, North Carolina. It ranks #1,326 of 3,144 counties for liberty, and #40 of 100 in North Carolina. The combined sales tax is 6.75%, higher than in 48% of counties. Property tax takes about 0.59% of a home's value each year, less than in 67% of counties. Local government employs a smaller share of working residents than in 66% of counties. The homicide rate is higher than in 50% of counties. Life expectancy is about 72.4 years, shorter than in 81% of counties. Air quality is better than in 88% of counties (a typical day's air quality index is 32), and flood and hurricane risk is higher than in 92% 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 President6.6
  4. Sales tax3.9
  5. Property tax7.1

Environment

  1. Air quality6.8
  2. Floods / hurricanes0.4

Private behavior

  1. Homicide rate8.5
  2. Life expectancy2.4
  3. Government employees6.6
  4. Single-parent households2.9

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