Rank

2501of 3,144

Dauphin, Pennsylvania

Score 5.54 / 10· population 289,234

About 289,200 people live in Dauphin, Pennsylvania. It ranks #2,501 of 3,144 counties for liberty, and #62 of 67 in Pennsylvania. The combined sales tax is 6%, lower than in 62% of counties. Property tax takes about 1.28% of a home's value each year, more than in 85% of counties. Local government employs a smaller share of working residents than in 97% of counties. The homicide rate is higher than in 82% of counties. Life expectancy is about 77.5 years, longer than in 70% 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 91% 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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