Rank
1003of 3,144
Perry, Pennsylvania
Score 6.61 / 10· population 46,083
About 46,100 people live in Perry, Pennsylvania. It ranks #1,003 of 3,144 counties for liberty, and #10 of 67 in Pennsylvania. The combined sales tax is 6%, lower than in 62% of counties. Property tax takes about 1.07% of a home's value each year, more than in 75% of counties. Local government employs a smaller share of working residents than in 98% of counties. The homicide rate is lower than in 75% of counties. Life expectancy is about 76.9 years, longer than in 63% of counties. Air quality is worse than in 80% of counties (a typical day's air quality index is 47), and flood and hurricane risk is higher than in 65% 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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Eleven factors
Government behavior
- Fraser Institute state ranking (state)6.9
- 2A (state)7.0
- GOP + LP vote for President7.5
- Sales tax4.5
- Property tax4.7
Environment
- Air quality5.3
- Floods / hurricanes2.4
Private behavior
- Homicide rate9.7
- Life expectancy6.9
- Government employees9.9
- Single-parent households8.0