Rank

396of 3,144

Carbon, Wyoming

Score 7.05 / 10· population 14,334

About 14,300 people live in Carbon, Wyoming. It ranks #396 of 3,144 counties for liberty, and #15 of 23 in Wyoming. The combined sales tax is 6%, lower than in 62% of counties. Property tax takes about 0.55% of a home's value each year, less than in 72% of counties. Local government employs a larger share of working residents than in 94% of counties. The homicide rate is lower than in 75% of counties. Life expectancy is about 76 years, longer than in 52% of counties. Air quality is better than in almost every other county (a typical day's air quality index is 8), and flood and hurricane risk is lower than in 63% of counties. On this site's state scores, Wyoming gets 7.02 of 10 for economic freedom, based on the Fraser Institute's ranking, and 10 of 10 for gun rights.

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