Rank
917of 3,144
Hamilton, Indiana
Score 6.65 / 10· population 371,645
About 371,600 people live in Hamilton, Indiana. It ranks #917 of 3,144 counties for liberty, and #51 of 92 in Indiana. The combined sales tax is 7%, higher than in 56% of counties. Property tax takes about 0.87% of a home's value each year, more than in 61% of counties. Local government employs a smaller share of working residents than in 88% of counties. The homicide rate is lower than in 59% of counties. Life expectancy is at least 80 years, longer than in 91% of counties. Air quality is worse than in 68% of counties (a typical day's air quality index is 45), and flood and hurricane risk is higher than in 86% 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 President5.3
- Sales tax3.6
- Property tax5.7
Environment
- Air quality5.5
- Floods / hurricanes0.9
Private behavior
- Homicide rate8.9
- Life expectancy10.0
- Government employees8.8
- Single-parent households9.3