Rank

904of 3,144

Yancey, North Carolina

Score 6.66 / 10· population 18,938

About 18,900 people live in Yancey, North Carolina. It ranks #904 of 3,144 counties for liberty, and #25 of 100 in North Carolina. The combined sales tax is 6.75%, higher than in 48% of counties. Property tax takes about 0.45% of a home's value each year, less than in 85% of counties. Local government employs a smaller share of working residents than in 65% of counties. The homicide rate is higher than in 63% of counties. Life expectancy is about 76.2 years, longer than in 54% of counties. Air quality is worse than in 67% of counties (a typical day's air quality index is 45), and flood and hurricane risk is lower than in 58% 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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