Rank

1373of 3,144

Cumberland, Pennsylvania

Score 6.39 / 10· population 270,738

About 270,700 people live in Cumberland, Pennsylvania. It ranks #1,373 of 3,144 counties for liberty, and #21 of 67 in Pennsylvania. The combined sales tax is 6%, lower than in 62% of counties. Property tax takes about 1.11% of a home's value each year, more than in 77% of counties. Local government employs a smaller share of working residents than in 96% of counties. The homicide rate is lower than in 55% of counties. Life expectancy is about 79.6 years, longer than in 88% of counties. Air quality is better than in 65% of counties (a typical day's air quality index is 38), and flood and hurricane risk is higher than in 86% 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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