Rank

581of 3,144

Juniata, Pennsylvania

Score 6.87 / 10· population 23,243

About 23,200 people live in Juniata, Pennsylvania. It ranks #581 of 3,144 counties for liberty, and #1 of 67 in Pennsylvania. The combined sales tax is 6%, lower than in 62% of counties. Property tax takes about 0.85% of a home's value each year, more than in 59% of counties. Local government employs a smaller share of working residents than in almost every other county. The homicide rate is lower than in 77% of counties. Life expectancy is about 76.2 years, longer than in 54% of counties. Air quality is worse than in 69% of counties (a typical day's air quality index is 45), and flood and hurricane risk is higher than in 66% 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 President8.1
  4. Sales tax4.5
  5. Property tax5.7

Environment

  1. Air quality5.5
  2. Floods / hurricanes2.3

Private behavior

  1. Homicide rate10.0
  2. Life expectancy6.2
  3. Government employees9.9
  4. Single-parent households9.5

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