Rank
1728of 3,144
Pike, Pennsylvania
Score 6.18 / 10· population 61,247
About 61,200 people live in Pike, Pennsylvania. It ranks #1,728 of 3,144 counties for liberty, and #36 of 67 in Pennsylvania. The combined sales tax is 6%, lower than in 62% of counties. Property tax takes about 1.24% of a home's value each year, more than in 84% of counties. Local government employs a larger share of working residents than in 64% of counties. The homicide rate is lower than in 58% of counties. Life expectancy is about 79.9 years, longer than in 90% of counties. Air quality is better than in 67% of counties (a typical day's air quality index is 38), and flood and hurricane risk is higher than in 69% 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 President6.2
- Sales tax4.5
- Property tax3.8
Environment
- Air quality6.2
- Floods / hurricanes2.1
Private behavior
- Homicide rate8.9
- Life expectancy9.9
- Government employees3.4
- Single-parent households7.3