Rank

1008of 3,144

Carbon, Utah

Score 6.61 / 10· population 20,609

About 20,600 people live in Carbon, Utah. It ranks #1,008 of 3,144 counties for liberty, and #27 of 29 in Utah. The combined sales tax is 6.35%, lower than in 55% of counties. Property tax takes about 0.62% of a home's value each year, less than in 63% of counties. Local government employs a larger share of working residents than in 87% of counties. The homicide rate is lower than in 64% of counties. Life expectancy is about 72.5 years, shorter than in 80% of counties. Air quality is worse than in 60% of counties (a typical day's air quality index is 43), and flood and hurricane risk is lower than in 84% of counties. On this site's state scores, Utah gets 7.32 of 10 for economic freedom, based on the Fraser Institute's ranking, and 10 of 10 for gun rights.

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