Rank
2645of 3,144
Ouachita, Arkansas
Score 5.30 / 10· population 21,793
About 21,800 people live in Ouachita, Arkansas. It ranks #2,645 of 3,144 counties for liberty, and #66 of 75 in Arkansas. The combined sales tax is 9%, higher than in 93% of counties. Property tax takes about 0.33% of a home's value each year, less than in 94% of counties. Local government employs a smaller share of working residents than in 52% of counties. The homicide rate is higher than in 93% of counties. Life expectancy is about 70.9 years, shorter than in 90% of counties. Air quality is worse than in 86% of counties (a typical day's air quality index is 48), and flood and hurricane risk is lower than in 57% of counties. On this site's state scores, Arkansas gets 6.57 of 10 for economic freedom, based on the Fraser Institute's ranking, and 10 of 10 for gun rights.
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Eleven factors
Government behavior
- Fraser Institute state ranking (state)6.6
- 2A (state)10.0
- GOP + LP vote for President5.9
- Sales tax1.8
- Property tax8.4
Environment
- Air quality5.2
- Floods / hurricanes4.4
Private behavior
- Homicide rate2.9
- Life expectancy0.9
- Government employees5.1
- Single-parent households1.0