Rank

696of 3,144

Washington, Nebraska

Score 6.79 / 10· population 21,152

About 21,200 people live in Washington, Nebraska. It ranks #696 of 3,144 counties for liberty, and #68 of 93 in Nebraska. The combined sales tax is 5.5%, lower than in 79% of counties. Property tax takes about 1.37% of a home's value each year, more than in 89% of counties. Local government employs a larger share of working residents than in 80% of counties. The homicide rate is lower than in 60% of counties. Life expectancy is about 79.9 years, longer than in 90% of counties. Air quality is better than in 89% of counties (a typical day's air quality index is 31), and flood and hurricane risk is lower than in 82% of counties. On this site's state scores, Nebraska gets 6.87 of 10 for economic freedom, based on the Fraser Institute's ranking, and 9 of 10 for gun rights.

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