Rank

2379of 3,144

Wayne, North Carolina

Score 5.69 / 10· population 118,686

About 118,700 people live in Wayne, North Carolina. It ranks #2,379 of 3,144 counties for liberty, and #78 of 100 in North Carolina. The combined sales tax is 6.75%, higher than in 48% of counties. Property tax takes about 0.73% of a home's value each year, less than in 50% of counties. Local government employs a smaller share of working residents than in 64% of counties. The homicide rate is higher than in 92% of counties. Life expectancy is about 73.3 years, shorter than in 73% of counties. Air quality is better than in 60% of counties (a typical day's air quality index is 39), and flood and hurricane risk is higher than in 94% 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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