Rank
1081of 3,144
Wabash, Indiana
Score 6.56 / 10· population 30,670
About 30,700 people live in Wabash, Indiana. It ranks #1,081 of 3,144 counties for liberty, and #60 of 92 in Indiana. The combined sales tax is 7%, higher than in 56% of counties. Property tax takes about 0.51% of a home's value each year, less than in 77% of counties. Local government employs a larger share of working residents than in 59% of counties. The homicide rate is lower than in 54% of counties. Life expectancy is about 74.2 years, shorter than in 64% of counties. Air quality is better than in 79% of counties (a typical day's air quality index is 35), and flood and hurricane risk is lower than in 66% 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 President7.5
- Sales tax3.6
- Property tax7.5
Environment
- Air quality6.5
- Floods / hurricanes5.3
Private behavior
- Homicide rate8.8
- Life expectancy4.2
- Government employees3.9
- Single-parent households4.1