Rank

2831of 3,144

Lake, Indiana

Score 4.95 / 10· population 500,598

About 500,600 people live in Lake, Indiana. It ranks #2,831 of 3,144 counties for liberty, and #91 of 92 in Indiana. The combined sales tax is 7%, higher than in 56% of counties. Property tax takes about 0.93% of a home's value each year, more than in 65% of counties. Local government employs a smaller share of working residents than in 69% of counties. The homicide rate is higher than in 96% of counties. Life expectancy is about 75.2 years, shorter than in 54% of counties. Air quality is worse than in 98% of counties (a typical day's air quality index is 53), and flood and hurricane risk is higher than in 93% 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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