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358of 3,144

Wells, Indiana

Score 7.10 / 10· population 28,555

About 28,600 people live in Wells, Indiana. It ranks #358 of 3,144 counties for liberty, and #5 of 92 in Indiana. The combined sales tax is 7%, higher than in 56% of counties. Property tax takes about 0.49% of a home's value each year, less than in 80% of counties. Local government employs a smaller share of working residents than in 63% of counties. The homicide rate is lower than in 61% of counties. Life expectancy is about 77.2 years, longer than in 66% 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 lower than in 74% 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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Government behavior

  1. Fraser Institute state ranking (state)7.5
  2. 2A (state)8.0
  3. GOP + LP vote for President7.9
  4. Sales tax3.6
  5. Property tax7.6

Environment

  1. Air quality5.4
  2. Floods / hurricanes6.2

Private behavior

  1. Homicide rate9.0
  2. Life expectancy7.2
  3. Government employees6.2
  4. Single-parent households9.4

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