Rank

3140of 3,144

District of Columbia, District of Columbia

Score 3.44 / 10· population 678,972

About 679,000 people live in District of Columbia, District of Columbia. It ranks #3,140 of 3,144 counties for liberty, and #1 of 1 in District of Columbia. The combined sales tax is 6%, lower than in 62% of counties. Property tax takes about 0.6% of a home's value each year, less than in 65% of counties. Local government employs a smaller share of working residents than in 98% of counties. The homicide rate is higher than in 97% of counties. Life expectancy is about 77.3 years, longer than in 67% of counties. Air quality is worse than in 79% of counties (a typical day's air quality index is 47), and flood and hurricane risk is higher than in 95% of counties. On this site's state scores, District of Columbia gets 4 of 10 for economic freedom, based on the Fraser Institute's ranking, and 0 of 10 for gun rights.

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