Rank
1285of 3,144
Randolph, North Carolina
Score 6.44 / 10· population 147,458
About 147,500 people live in Randolph, North Carolina. It ranks #1,285 of 3,144 counties for liberty, and #36 of 100 in North Carolina. The combined sales tax is 7%, higher than in 56% of counties. Property tax takes about 0.67% of a home's value each year, less than in 57% of counties. Local government employs a smaller share of working residents than in 61% of counties. The homicide rate is higher than in 72% of counties. Life expectancy is about 73.4 years, shorter than in 72% of counties. Air quality is worse than in 67% of counties (a typical day's air quality index is 45), 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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Eleven factors
Government behavior
- Fraser Institute state ranking (state)7.6
- 2A (state)10.0
- GOP + LP vote for President7.8
- Sales tax3.6
- Property tax6.7
Environment
- Air quality5.5
- Floods / hurricanes1.5
Private behavior
- Homicide rate7.3
- Life expectancy3.4
- Government employees6.1
- Single-parent households5.5