Rank

2567of 3,144

Washoe, Nevada

Score 5.43 / 10· population 498,022

About 498,000 people live in Washoe, Nevada. It ranks #2,567 of 3,144 counties for liberty, and #16 of 17 in Nevada. The combined sales tax is 8.26%, higher than in 90% of counties. Property tax takes about 0.46% of a home's value each year, less than in 84% of counties. Local government employs a smaller share of working residents than in 83% of counties. The homicide rate is higher than in 77% of counties. Life expectancy is about 77.2 years, longer than in 66% of counties. Air quality is worse than in 93% of counties (a typical day's air quality index is 50), and flood and hurricane risk is higher than in 91% of counties. On this site's state scores, Nevada gets 6.55 of 10 for economic freedom, based on the Fraser Institute's ranking, and 4 of 10 for gun rights.

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