Rank

1086of 3,144

Wake, North Carolina

Score 6.55 / 10· population 1,190,275

About 1,190,300 people live in Wake, North Carolina. It ranks #1,086 of 3,144 counties for liberty, and #28 of 100 in North Carolina. The combined sales tax is 7.25%, higher than in 71% of counties. Property tax takes about 0.69% of a home's value each year, less than in 55% of counties. Local government employs a smaller share of working residents than in 98% of counties. The homicide rate is higher than in 60% of counties. Life expectancy is at least 80 years, longer than in 91% of counties. Air quality is worse than in 75% of counties (a typical day's air quality index is 46), and flood and hurricane risk is higher than in 95% 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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