Rank

1815of 3,144

Rowan, North Carolina

Score 6.14 / 10· population 151,661

About 151,700 people live in Rowan, North Carolina. It ranks #1,815 of 3,144 counties for liberty, and #58 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 79% of counties. The homicide rate is higher than in 85% of counties. Life expectancy is about 72.9 years, shorter than in 76% of counties. Air quality is worse than in 68% 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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