Rank

575of 3,144

Union, North Carolina

Score 6.88 / 10· population 256,452

About 256,500 people live in Union, North Carolina. It ranks #575 of 3,144 counties for liberty, and #11 of 100 in North Carolina. The combined sales tax is 6.75%, higher than in 48% of counties. Property tax takes about 0.57% of a home's value each year, less than in 69% of counties. Local government employs a smaller share of working residents than in 76% of counties. The homicide rate is higher than in 66% of counties. Life expectancy is about 78.7 years, longer 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 88% 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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