Rank

1351of 3,144

Porter, Indiana

Score 6.41 / 10· population 175,335

About 175,300 people live in Porter, Indiana. It ranks #1,351 of 3,144 counties for liberty, and #72 of 92 in Indiana. The combined sales tax is 7%, higher than in 56% of counties. Property tax takes about 0.81% of a home's value each year, more than in 55% of counties. Local government employs a smaller share of working residents than in 80% of counties. The homicide rate is higher than in 62% of counties. Life expectancy is about 77.6 years, longer than in 71% of counties. Air quality is worse than in 71% of counties (a typical day's air quality index is 45), and flood and hurricane risk is higher than in 70% 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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