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2384of 3,144

Lackawanna, Pennsylvania

Score 5.69 / 10· population 216,123

About 216,100 people live in Lackawanna, Pennsylvania. It ranks #2,384 of 3,144 counties for liberty, and #59 of 67 in Pennsylvania. The combined sales tax is 6%, lower than in 62% of counties. Property tax takes about 1.4% of a home's value each year, more than in 90% of counties. Local government employs a smaller share of working residents than in 91% of counties. The homicide rate is higher than in 51% of counties. Life expectancy is about 76.2 years, longer than in 54% of counties. Air quality is better than in 49% of counties (a typical day's air quality index is 41), and flood and hurricane risk is higher than in 90% 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 President4.9
  4. Sales tax4.5
  5. Property tax3.0

Environment

  1. Air quality5.9
  2. Floods / hurricanes0.6

Private behavior

  1. Homicide rate8.5
  2. Life expectancy6.2
  3. Government employees9.1
  4. Single-parent households2.7

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