Rank
737of 3,144
Switzerland, Indiana
Score 6.76 / 10· population 10,019
About 10,000 people live in Switzerland, Indiana. It ranks #737 of 3,144 counties for liberty, and #38 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 larger share of working residents than in 58% of counties. The homicide rate is lower than in 77% of counties. Life expectancy is about 74.7 years, shorter than in 59% of counties. Air quality is worse than in 82% of counties (a typical day's air quality index is 47), and flood and hurricane risk is lower than in 85% 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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Eleven factors
Government behavior
- Fraser Institute state ranking (state)7.5
- 2A (state)8.0
- GOP + LP vote for President7.8
- Sales tax3.6
- Property tax7.8
Environment
- Air quality5.3
- Floods / hurricanes7.8
Private behavior
- Homicide rate10.0
- Life expectancy4.7
- Government employees4.0
- Single-parent households3.7