Rank

2707of 3,144

Allegheny, Pennsylvania

Score 5.18 / 10· population 1,224,825

About 1,224,800 people live in Allegheny, Pennsylvania. It ranks #2,707 of 3,144 counties for liberty, and #65 of 67 in Pennsylvania. The combined sales tax is 7%, higher than in 56% of counties. Property tax takes about 1.47% of a home's value each year, more than in 92% of counties. Local government employs a smaller share of working residents than in 95% of counties. The homicide rate is higher than in 85% of counties. Life expectancy is about 77.4 years, longer than in 69% of counties. Air quality is worse than in 98% of counties (a typical day's air quality index is 53), and flood and hurricane risk is higher than in 98% of counties. On this site's state scores, Pennsylvania gets 6.91 of 10 for economic freedom, based on the Fraser Institute's ranking, and 7 of 10 for gun rights.

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