Rank

2810of 3,144

Providence, Rhode Island

Score 4.99 / 10· population 660,615

About 660,600 people live in Providence, Rhode Island. It ranks #2,810 of 3,144 counties for liberty, and #5 of 5 in Rhode Island. The combined sales tax is 7%, higher than in 56% of counties. Property tax takes about 1.19% of a home's value each year, more than in 81% of counties. Local government employs a smaller share of working residents than in 95% of counties. The homicide rate is higher than in 55% of counties. Life expectancy is about 78.8 years, longer than in 82% of counties. Air quality is better than in 49% of counties (a typical day's air quality index is 41), and flood and hurricane risk is higher than in 94% of counties. On this site's state scores, Rhode Island gets 5.57 of 10 for economic freedom, based on the Fraser Institute's ranking, and 2 of 10 for gun rights.

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