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2166of 3,144

Lawrence, Pennsylvania

Score 5.90 / 10· population 84,472

About 84,500 people live in Lawrence, Pennsylvania. It ranks #2,166 of 3,144 counties for liberty, and #50 of 67 in Pennsylvania. The combined sales tax is 6%, lower than in 62% of counties. Property tax takes about 1.25% of a home's value each year, more than in 84% of counties. Local government employs a smaller share of working residents than in 86% of counties. The homicide rate is higher than in 72% of counties. Life expectancy is about 74.1 years, shorter than in 65% of counties. Air quality is better than in 92% of counties (a typical day's air quality index is 29), and flood and hurricane risk is higher than in 75% 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 President6.7
  4. Sales tax4.5
  5. Property tax3.8

Environment

  1. Air quality7.1
  2. Floods / hurricanes1.7

Private behavior

  1. Homicide rate7.3
  2. Life expectancy4.1
  3. Government employees8.7
  4. Single-parent households3.2

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