Rank

460of 3,144

Putnam, Indiana

Score 6.98 / 10· population 37,567

About 37,600 people live in Putnam, Indiana. It ranks #460 of 3,144 counties for liberty, and #14 of 92 in Indiana. The combined sales tax is 7%, higher than in 56% of counties. Property tax takes about 0.45% of a home's value each year, less than in 85% of counties. Local government employs a smaller share of working residents than in 92% of counties. The homicide rate is lower than in 59% of counties. Life expectancy is about 76.2 years, longer than in 54% of counties. Air quality is worse than in 91% of counties (a typical day's air quality index is 49), 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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