Rank
2228of 3,144
Cambria, Pennsylvania
Score 5.84 / 10· population 130,668
About 130,700 people live in Cambria, Pennsylvania. It ranks #2,228 of 3,144 counties for liberty, and #52 of 67 in Pennsylvania. The combined sales tax is 6%, lower than in 62% of counties. Property tax takes about 1.19% of a home's value each year, more than in 81% of counties. Local government employs a smaller share of working residents than in 84% of counties. The homicide rate is higher than in 68% of counties. Life expectancy is about 75 years, shorter than in 57% of counties. Air quality is worse than in 59% of counties (a typical day's air quality index is 43), 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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Eleven factors
Government behavior
- Fraser Institute state ranking (state)6.9
- 2A (state)7.0
- GOP + LP vote for President7.0
- Sales tax4.5
- Property tax4.1
Environment
- Air quality5.7
- Floods / hurricanes1.4
Private behavior
- Homicide rate7.5
- Life expectancy5.0
- Government employees8.5
- Single-parent households2.7