Rank

2016of 3,144

Rockingham, North Carolina

Score 6.01 / 10· population 92,518

About 92,500 people live in Rockingham, North Carolina. It ranks #2,016 of 3,144 counties for liberty, and #62 of 100 in North Carolina. The combined sales tax is 7%, higher than in 56% of counties. Property tax takes about 0.75% of a home's value each year, more than in 50% of counties. Local government employs a smaller share of working residents than in 75% of counties. The homicide rate is higher than in 86% of counties. Life expectancy is about 72.4 years, shorter than in 81% of counties. Air quality is worse than in 51% of counties (a typical day's air quality index is 41), and flood and hurricane risk is higher than in 75% 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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