# Beaver, Pennsylvania — #2,305 of 3,144 counties

> Liberty Moving composite score 5.77 of 10. FIPS 42007. Population 165,631. v4 — beta, 30 October 2026, sourced values.

About 165,600 people live in Beaver, Pennsylvania. It ranks #2,305 of 3,144 counties for liberty, and #56 of 67 in Pennsylvania. The combined sales tax is 6%, lower than in 62% of counties. Property tax takes about 1.33% of a home's value each year, more than in 87% of counties. Local government employs a smaller share of working residents than in 84% of counties. The homicide rate is higher than in 63% of counties. Life expectancy is about 76.1 years, longer than in 53% of counties. Air quality is worse than in 86% of counties (a typical day's air quality index is 48), and flood and hurricane risk is higher than in 80% 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.

## Scores

| Factor | Level | Score (0–10) | Flag |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fraser Institute state ranking | state | 6.91 |  |
| 2A | state | 7.00 |  |
| Air quality | county | 5.20 |  |
| GOP + LP vote for President | county | 6.05 |  |
| Homicide rate | county | 7.85 |  |
| Sales tax | county | 4.55 |  |
| Property tax | county | 3.35 |  |
| Floods / hurricanes | county | 1.30 |  |
| Life expectancy | county | 6.10 |  |
| Government employees | county | 8.41 |  |
| Single-parent households | county | 3.92 |  |

"est" marks a derived or placeholder value with no published county figure.

## Neighbors

- #2166 Lawrence, Pennsylvania — https://libertymoving.org/counties/42073.md
- #2707 Allegheny, Pennsylvania — https://libertymoving.org/counties/42003.md
- #1096 Butler, Pennsylvania — https://libertymoving.org/counties/42019.md
- #1821 Washington, Pennsylvania — https://libertymoving.org/counties/42125.md
- #1528 Hancock, West Virginia — https://libertymoving.org/counties/54029.md
- #1507 Columbiana, Ohio — https://libertymoving.org/counties/39029.md

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