Rank
2437of 3,144
Warren, North Carolina
Score 5.62 / 10· population 18,836
About 18,800 people live in Warren, North Carolina. It ranks #2,437 of 3,144 counties for liberty, and #82 of 100 in North Carolina. The combined sales tax is 6.75%, higher than in 48% of counties. Property tax takes about 0.66% of a home's value each year, less than in 58% of counties. Local government employs a smaller share of working residents than in 51% of counties. The homicide rate is higher than in 89% of counties. Life expectancy is about 73.9 years, shorter than in 67% of counties. Air quality is better than in 63% of counties (a typical day's air quality index is 39), 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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Eleven factors
Government behavior
- Fraser Institute state ranking (state)7.6
- 2A (state)10.0
- GOP + LP vote for President4.0
- Sales tax3.9
- Property tax6.7
Environment
- Air quality6.1
- Floods / hurricanes1.5
Private behavior
- Homicide rate5.0
- Life expectancy3.9
- Government employees5.0
- Single-parent households0.3