Rank
2275of 3,144
Fayette, Pennsylvania
Score 5.80 / 10· population 123,915
About 123,900 people live in Fayette, Pennsylvania. It ranks #2,275 of 3,144 counties for liberty, and #54 of 67 in Pennsylvania. The combined sales tax is 6%, lower than in 62% of counties. Property tax takes about 1.08% of a home's value each year, more than in 75% of counties. Local government employs a smaller share of working residents than in 96% of counties. The homicide rate is higher than in 69% of counties. Life expectancy is about 72.5 years, shorter than in 80% of counties. Air quality is worse than in 54% of counties (a typical day's air quality index is 42), and flood and hurricane risk is higher than in 85% 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 President6.9
- Sales tax4.5
- Property tax4.6
Environment
- Air quality5.8
- Floods / hurricanes0.9
Private behavior
- Homicide rate7.4
- Life expectancy2.5
- Government employees9.6
- Single-parent households2.7