# Franklin, Vermont — #2,485 of 3,144 counties > Liberty Moving composite score 5.55 of 10. FIPS 50011. Population 50,994. v4 — beta, 30 October 2026, sourced values. About 51,000 people live in Franklin, Vermont. It ranks #2,485 of 3,144 counties for liberty, and #3 of 14 in Vermont. The combined sales tax is 6%, lower than in 62% of counties. Property tax takes about 1.4% of a home's value each year, more than in 90% of counties. Local government employs a smaller share of working residents than in 72% of counties. The homicide rate is lower than in 64% of counties. Life expectancy is about 77.6 years, longer than in 71% of counties. Air quality is better than in 89% of counties (a typical day's air quality index is 32), and flood and hurricane risk is lower than in 54% of counties. On this site's state scores, Vermont gets 4.87 of 10 for economic freedom, based on the Fraser Institute's ranking, and 5 of 10 for gun rights. ## Scores | Factor | Level | Score (0–10) | Flag | |---|---|---|---| | Fraser Institute state ranking | state | 4.87 | | | 2A | state | 5.00 | | | Air quality | county | 6.84 | | | GOP + LP vote for President | county | 4.72 | | | Homicide rate | county | 9.14 | | | Sales tax | county | 4.55 | | | Property tax | county | 3.00 | | | Floods / hurricanes | county | 4.09 | | | Life expectancy | county | 7.60 | | | Government employees | county | 7.21 | | | Single-parent households | county | 6.22 | | "est" marks a derived or placeholder value with no published county figure. ## Neighbors - #2565 Lamoille, Vermont — https://libertymoving.org/counties/50015.md - #2704 Orleans, Vermont — https://libertymoving.org/counties/50019.md - #2460 Grand Isle, Vermont — https://libertymoving.org/counties/50013.md - #2644 Chittenden, Vermont — https://libertymoving.org/counties/50007.md ## Links - Page: https://libertymoving.org/counties/50011 - Compare: https://libertymoving.org/compare?a=50011 - Methodology: https://libertymoving.org/methodology - Sources and terms: https://libertymoving.org/privacy