Rank
1090of 3,144
Clarion, Pennsylvania
Score 6.55 / 10· population 36,970
About 37,000 people live in Clarion, Pennsylvania. It ranks #1,090 of 3,144 counties for liberty, and #14 of 67 in Pennsylvania. The combined sales tax is 6%, lower than in 62% of counties. Property tax takes about 0.91% of a home's value each year, more than in 63% of counties. Local government employs a smaller share of working residents than in 84% of counties. The homicide rate is lower than in 60% of counties. Life expectancy is about 74.8 years, shorter than in 58% of counties. Air quality is worse than in 55% of counties (a typical day's air quality index is 42), and flood and hurricane risk is lower than in 49% 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 President7.7
- Sales tax4.5
- Property tax5.5
Environment
- Air quality5.8
- Floods / hurricanes3.7
Private behavior
- Homicide rate8.9
- Life expectancy4.8
- Government employees8.5
- Single-parent households7.7