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420of 3,144

Washington, Idaho

Score 7.02 / 10· population 11,425

About 11,400 people live in Washington, Idaho. It ranks #420 of 3,144 counties for liberty, and #41 of 44 in Idaho. The combined sales tax is 6%, lower than in 62% of counties. Property tax takes about 0.47% of a home's value each year, less than in 83% of counties. Local government employs a larger share of working residents than in 96% of counties. The homicide rate is lower than in 77% of counties. Life expectancy is about 76.9 years, longer than in 63% of counties. Air quality is worse than in 72% of counties (a typical day's air quality index is 45), and flood and hurricane risk is lower than in 73% of counties. On this site's state scores, Idaho gets 7.89 of 10 for economic freedom, based on the Fraser Institute's ranking, and 10 of 10 for gun rights.

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Government behavior

  1. Fraser Institute state ranking (state)7.9
  2. 2A (state)10.0
  3. GOP + LP vote for President8.0
  4. Sales tax4.5
  5. Property tax7.7

Environment

  1. Air quality5.5
  2. Floods / hurricanes6.2

Private behavior

  1. Homicide rate10.0
  2. Life expectancy6.9
  3. Government employees0.3
  4. Single-parent households4.2

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