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2472of 3,144

Monroe, Pennsylvania

Score 5.58 / 10· population 166,053

About 166,100 people live in Monroe, Pennsylvania. It ranks #2,472 of 3,144 counties for liberty, and #61 of 67 in Pennsylvania. The combined sales tax is 6%, lower than in 62% of counties. Property tax takes about 1.62% of a home's value each year, more than in 95% of counties. Local government employs a smaller share of working residents than in 58% of counties. The homicide rate is higher than in 63% of counties. Life expectancy is about 77.6 years, longer than in 71% of counties. Air quality is better than in 80% of counties (a typical day's air quality index is 35), 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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Government behavior

  1. Fraser Institute state ranking (state)6.9
  2. 2A (state)7.0
  3. GOP + LP vote for President5.0
  4. Sales tax4.5
  5. Property tax1.9

Environment

  1. Air quality6.5
  2. Floods / hurricanes1.2

Private behavior

  1. Homicide rate7.9
  2. Life expectancy7.6
  3. Government employees5.7
  4. Single-parent households3.7

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