Rank

417of 3,144

Polk, North Carolina

Score 7.03 / 10· population 20,060

About 20,100 people live in Polk, North Carolina. It ranks #417 of 3,144 counties for liberty, and #3 of 100 in North Carolina. The combined sales tax is 6.75%, higher than in 48% of counties. Property tax takes about 0.5% of a home's value each year, less than in 79% of counties. Local government employs a smaller share of working residents than in almost every other county. The homicide rate is higher than in 65% of counties. Life expectancy is about 76.2 years, longer than in 54% of counties. Air quality is better than in 51% of counties (a typical day's air quality index is 41), and flood and hurricane risk is lower than in 52% 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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