Rank

1335of 3,144

Washington, Arkansas

Score 6.41 / 10· population 261,549

About 261,500 people live in Washington, Arkansas. It ranks #1,335 of 3,144 counties for liberty, and #20 of 75 in Arkansas. The combined sales tax is 7.75%, higher than in 80% 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 smaller share of working residents than in 96% of counties. The homicide rate is higher than in 59% of counties. Life expectancy is about 77.2 years, longer than in 66% of counties. Air quality is worse than in 52% of counties (a typical day's air quality index is 42), and flood and hurricane risk is higher than in 85% 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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