Rank
2125of 3,144
Vigo, Indiana
Score 5.94 / 10· population 106,153
About 106,200 people live in Vigo, Indiana. It ranks #2,125 of 3,144 counties for liberty, and #86 of 92 in Indiana. The combined sales tax is 7%, higher than in 56% of counties. Property tax takes about 0.82% of a home's value each year, more than in 56% of counties. Local government employs a smaller share of working residents than in 80% of counties. The homicide rate is higher than in 72% of counties. Life expectancy is about 74.1 years, shorter than in 65% of counties. Air quality is worse than in 85% of counties (a typical day's air quality index is 48), 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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Eleven factors
Government behavior
- Fraser Institute state ranking (state)7.5
- 2A (state)8.0
- GOP + LP vote for President5.9
- Sales tax3.6
- Property tax5.9
Environment
- Air quality5.2
- Floods / hurricanes1.5
Private behavior
- Homicide rate7.3
- Life expectancy4.1
- Government employees8.0
- Single-parent households3.2