Rank

447of 3,144

Rush, Indiana

Score 7.00 / 10· population 16,847

About 16,800 people live in Rush, Indiana. It ranks #447 of 3,144 counties for liberty, and #12 of 92 in Indiana. The combined sales tax is 7%, higher than in 56% of counties. Property tax takes about 0.6% of a home's value each year, less than in 65% of counties. Local government employs a smaller share of working residents than in 98% of counties. The homicide rate is higher than in 53% of counties. Life expectancy is about 75.4 years, shorter than in 52% of counties. Air quality is worse than in 79% of counties (a typical day's air quality index is 47), and flood and hurricane risk is lower than in 81% 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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