Rank

2284of 3,144

York, Pennsylvania

Score 5.79 / 10· population 464,640

About 464,600 people live in York, Pennsylvania. It ranks #2,284 of 3,144 counties for liberty, and #55 of 67 in Pennsylvania. The combined sales tax is 6%, lower than in 62% of counties. Property tax takes about 1.54% of a home's value each year, more than in 94% of counties. Local government employs a smaller share of working residents than in 84% of counties. The homicide rate is higher than in 68% of counties. Life expectancy is about 78 years, longer than in 74% 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 89% 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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