Rank

1551of 3,144

Lancaster, Pennsylvania

Score 6.29 / 10· population 558,589

About 558,600 people live in Lancaster, Pennsylvania. It ranks #1,551 of 3,144 counties for liberty, and #25 of 67 in Pennsylvania. The combined sales tax is 6%, lower than in 62% of counties. Property tax takes about 1.2% of a home's value each year, more than in 82% of counties. Local government employs a smaller share of working residents than in 95% of counties. The homicide rate is lower than in 56% of counties. Life expectancy is about 79.5 years, longer than in 87% of counties. Air quality is worse than in 95% of counties (a typical day's air quality index is 51), and flood and hurricane risk is higher than in 94% 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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