Rank
469of 3,144
Decatur, Indiana
Score 6.97 / 10· population 26,399
About 26,400 people live in Decatur, Indiana. It ranks #469 of 3,144 counties for liberty, and #16 of 92 in Indiana. The combined sales tax is 7%, higher than in 56% of counties. Property tax takes about 0.57% of a home's value each year, less than in 69% of counties. Local government employs a smaller share of working residents than in 78% of counties. The homicide rate is lower than in 53% of counties. Life expectancy is about 74.8 years, shorter than in 58% of counties. Air quality is worse than in 76% of counties (a typical day's air quality index is 46), and flood and hurricane risk is lower than in 74% of counties. On this site's state scores, Indiana gets 7.51 of 10 for economic freedom, based on the Fraser Institute's ranking, and 8 of 10 for gun rights.
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Eleven factors
Government behavior
- Fraser Institute state ranking (state)7.5
- 2A (state)8.0
- GOP + LP vote for President7.9
- Sales tax3.6
- Property tax7.2
Environment
- Air quality5.4
- Floods / hurricanes6.4
Private behavior
- Homicide rate8.7
- Life expectancy4.8
- Government employees7.8
- Single-parent households8.9