Rank

1875of 3,144

Montgomery, Pennsylvania

Score 6.10 / 10· population 868,742

About 868,700 people live in Montgomery, Pennsylvania. It ranks #1,875 of 3,144 counties for liberty, and #45 of 67 in Pennsylvania. The combined sales tax is 6%, lower than in 62% of counties. Property tax takes about 1.29% of a home's value each year, more than in 86% of counties. Local government employs a smaller share of working residents than in 94% of counties. The homicide rate is lower than in 51% of counties. Life expectancy is at least 80 years, longer than in 91% of counties. Air quality is worse than in 52% of counties (a typical day's air quality index is 42), and flood and hurricane risk is higher than in 96% 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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