Rank

1261of 3,144

Surry, North Carolina

Score 6.45 / 10· population 71,462

About 71,500 people live in Surry, North Carolina. It ranks #1,261 of 3,144 counties for liberty, and #35 of 100 in North Carolina. The combined sales tax is 7%, higher than in 56% 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 62% of counties. The homicide rate is higher than in 75% of counties. Life expectancy is about 73.7 years, shorter than in 69% of counties. Air quality is better than in 53% of counties (a typical day's air quality index is 41), and flood and hurricane risk is higher than in 67% 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 President7.6
  4. Sales tax3.6
  5. Property tax7.1

Environment

  1. Air quality5.9
  2. Floods / hurricanes2.3

Private behavior

  1. Homicide rate7.0
  2. Life expectancy3.7
  3. Government employees6.1
  4. Single-parent households4.0

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