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2249of 3,144

Carbon, Pennsylvania

Score 5.82 / 10· population 65,458

About 65,500 people live in Carbon, Pennsylvania. It ranks #2,249 of 3,144 counties for liberty, and #53 of 67 in Pennsylvania. The combined sales tax is 6%, lower than in 62% of counties. Property tax takes about 1.44% of a home's value each year, more than in 91% of counties. Local government employs a smaller share of working residents than in 82% of counties. The homicide rate is higher than in 73% of counties. Life expectancy is about 75.3 years, shorter than in 53% of counties. Air quality is worse than in 57% of counties (a typical day's air quality index is 43), and flood and hurricane risk is higher than in 61% 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 President6.8
  4. Sales tax4.5
  5. Property tax2.8

Environment

  1. Air quality5.7
  2. Floods / hurricanes2.7

Private behavior

  1. Homicide rate7.2
  2. Life expectancy5.3
  3. Government employees8.2
  4. Single-parent households4.6

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