Rank

1988of 3,144

Howard, Indiana

Score 6.03 / 10· population 83,831

About 83,800 people live in Howard, Indiana. It ranks #1,988 of 3,144 counties for liberty, and #81 of 92 in Indiana. The combined sales tax is 7%, higher than in 56% of counties. Property tax takes about 0.67% of a home's value each year, less than in 57% of counties. Local government employs a smaller share of working residents than in 67% of counties. The homicide rate is higher than in 78% of counties. Life expectancy is about 73.5 years, shorter than in 71% of counties. Air quality is worse than in 64% of counties (a typical day's air quality index is 44), and flood and hurricane risk is higher than in 51% 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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