Rank

1890of 3,144

Northumberland, Pennsylvania

Score 6.09 / 10· population 90,120

About 90,100 people live in Northumberland, Pennsylvania. It ranks #1,890 of 3,144 counties for liberty, and #46 of 67 in Pennsylvania. The combined sales tax is 6%, lower than in 62% of counties. Property tax takes about 1.12% of a home's value each year, more than in 77% of counties. Local government employs a smaller share of working residents than in 95% of counties. The homicide rate is higher than in 67% of counties. Life expectancy is about 76.1 years, longer than in 53% of counties. Air quality is worse than in 73% of counties (a typical day's air quality index is 46), 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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