Rank

1536of 3,144

York, South Carolina

Score 6.30 / 10· population 298,320

About 298,300 people live in York, South Carolina. It ranks #1,536 of 3,144 counties for liberty, and #7 of 46 in South Carolina. The combined sales tax is 7%, higher than in 56% of counties. Property tax takes about 0.53% of a home's value each year, less than in 74% of counties. Local government employs a smaller share of working residents than in 84% of counties. The homicide rate is higher than in 75% of counties. Life expectancy is about 76.6 years, longer than in 59% of counties. Air quality is worse than in 71% of counties (a typical day's air quality index is 45), and flood and hurricane risk is higher than in 85% of counties. On this site's state scores, South Carolina gets 6.84 of 10 for economic freedom, based on the Fraser Institute's ranking, and 10 of 10 for gun rights.

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