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1560of 3,144

Armstrong, Pennsylvania

Score 6.29 / 10· population 64,074

About 64,100 people live in Armstrong, Pennsylvania. It ranks #1,560 of 3,144 counties for liberty, and #26 of 67 in Pennsylvania. The combined sales tax is 6%, lower than in 62% of counties. Property tax takes about 1.36% of a home's value each year, more than in 89% of counties. Local government employs a smaller share of working residents than in 93% of counties. The homicide rate is lower than in 54% of counties. Life expectancy is about 75.6 years, shorter than in 50% of counties. Air quality is worse than in 54% of counties (a typical day's air quality index is 42), and flood and hurricane risk is higher than in 78% 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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Government behavior

  1. Fraser Institute state ranking (state)6.9
  2. 2A (state)7.0
  3. GOP + LP vote for President7.7
  4. Sales tax4.5
  5. Property tax3.2

Environment

  1. Air quality5.8
  2. Floods / hurricanes1.5

Private behavior

  1. Homicide rate8.8
  2. Life expectancy5.6
  3. Government employees9.3
  4. Single-parent households7.8

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