Rank

2693of 3,144

Orange, Vermont

Score 5.20 / 10· population 29,943

About 29,900 people live in Orange, Vermont. It ranks #2,693 of 3,144 counties for liberty, and #7 of 14 in Vermont. The combined sales tax is 6%, lower than in 62% of counties. Property tax takes about 1.53% of a home's value each year, more than in 93% of counties. Local government employs a larger share of working residents than in 73% of counties. The homicide rate is lower than in 70% of counties. Life expectancy is about 79.2 years, longer than in 85% of counties. Air quality is better than in 92% of counties (a typical day's air quality index is 29), and flood and hurricane risk is higher than in 52% 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.

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Government behavior

  1. Fraser Institute state ranking (state)4.9
  2. 2A (state)5.0
  3. GOP + LP vote for President3.8
  4. Sales tax4.5
  5. Property tax2.4

Environment

  1. Air quality7.1
  2. Floods / hurricanes3.5

Private behavior

  1. Homicide rate9.5
  2. Life expectancy9.2
  3. Government employees2.5
  4. Single-parent households4.9

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