Rank
2186of 3,144
Oxford, Maine
Score 5.89 / 10· population 59,905
About 59,900 people live in Oxford, Maine. It ranks #2,186 of 3,144 counties for liberty, and #13 of 16 in Maine. The combined sales tax is 5.5%, lower than in 79% of counties. Property tax takes about 0.87% of a home's value each year, more than in 61% of counties. Local government employs a larger share of working residents than in 71% of counties. The homicide rate is lower than in 58% of counties. Life expectancy is about 75.7 years, longer than in 49% of counties. Air quality is better than in 77% of counties (a typical day's air quality index is 36), and flood and hurricane risk is higher than in 79% of counties. On this site's state scores, Maine gets 5.9 of 10 for economic freedom, based on the Fraser Institute's ranking, and 7 of 10 for gun rights.
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Eleven factors
Government behavior
- Fraser Institute state ranking (state)5.9
- 2A (state)7.0
- GOP + LP vote for President5.6
- Sales tax5.0
- Property tax5.7
Environment
- Air quality6.4
- Floods / hurricanes1.4
Private behavior
- Homicide rate8.9
- Life expectancy5.7
- Government employees2.7
- Single-parent households7.2