Rank

318of 3,144

Utah, Utah

Score 7.15 / 10· population 719,174

About 719,200 people live in Utah, Utah. It ranks #318 of 3,144 counties for liberty, and #17 of 29 in Utah. The combined sales tax is 7.35%, higher than in 75% of counties. Property tax takes about 0.43% of a home's value each year, less than in 87% of counties. Local government employs a smaller share of working residents than in 79% of counties. The homicide rate is lower than in 69% of counties. Life expectancy is about 79.7 years, longer than in 89% of counties. Air quality is worse than in 85% of counties (a typical day's air quality index is 48), and flood and hurricane risk is higher than in 85% 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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