Rank

1896of 3,144

Mercer, Pennsylvania

Score 6.09 / 10· population 108,503

About 108,500 people live in Mercer, Pennsylvania. It ranks #1,896 of 3,144 counties for liberty, and #47 of 67 in Pennsylvania. The combined sales tax is 6%, lower than in 62% of counties. Property tax takes about 1.06% of a home's value each year, more than in 74% of counties. Local government employs a smaller share of working residents than in 93% of counties. The homicide rate is higher than in 56% of counties. Life expectancy is about 75 years, shorter than in 57% 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 82% 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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