Rank

2358of 3,144

St. Joseph, Indiana

Score 5.71 / 10· population 272,848

About 272,800 people live in St. Joseph, Indiana. It ranks #2,358 of 3,144 counties for liberty, and #90 of 92 in Indiana. The combined sales tax is 7%, higher than in 56% of counties. Property tax takes about 0.85% of a home's value each year, more than in 59% of counties. Local government employs a smaller share of working residents than in 81% of counties. The homicide rate is higher than in 87% of counties. Life expectancy is about 75.4 years, shorter than in 52% of counties. Air quality is worse than in 77% of counties (a typical day's air quality index is 46), and flood and hurricane risk is higher than in 78% 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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