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406of 3,144

Emery, Utah

Score 7.03 / 10· population 10,144

About 10,100 people live in Emery, Utah. It ranks #406 of 3,144 counties for liberty, and #22 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 92% of counties. The homicide rate is lower than in 67% of counties. Life expectancy is about 74.1 years, shorter than in 65% of counties. Air quality is better than in 90% of counties (a typical day's air quality index is 31), and flood and hurricane risk is lower than in 91% 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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Government behavior

  1. Fraser Institute state ranking (state)7.3
  2. 2A (state)10.0
  3. GOP + LP vote for President8.7
  4. Sales tax4.2
  5. Property tax6.9

Environment

  1. Air quality7.0
  2. Floods / hurricanes8.8

Private behavior

  1. Homicide rate9.3
  2. Life expectancy4.1
  3. Government employees0.6
  4. Single-parent households5.8

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