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794of 3,144

Huntington, Indiana

Score 6.73 / 10· population 36,781

About 36,800 people live in Huntington, Indiana. It ranks #794 of 3,144 counties for liberty, and #40 of 92 in Indiana. The combined sales tax is 7%, higher than in 56% of counties. Property tax takes about 0.68% of a home's value each year, less than in 56% of counties. Local government employs a smaller share of working residents than in 96% of counties. The homicide rate is lower than in 53% of counties. Life expectancy is about 75.5 years, shorter than in 51% of counties. Air quality is worse than in 78% of counties (a typical day's air quality index is 46), and flood and hurricane risk is lower than in 65% 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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Government behavior

  1. Fraser Institute state ranking (state)7.5
  2. 2A (state)8.0
  3. GOP + LP vote for President7.4
  4. Sales tax3.6
  5. Property tax6.6

Environment

  1. Air quality5.4
  2. Floods / hurricanes5.2

Private behavior

  1. Homicide rate8.7
  2. Life expectancy5.5
  3. Government employees9.6
  4. Single-parent households4.9

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