Rank

2317of 3,144

Ashtabula, Ohio

Score 5.75 / 10· population 96,845

About 96,800 people live in Ashtabula, Ohio. It ranks #2,317 of 3,144 counties for liberty, and #72 of 88 in Ohio. The combined sales tax is 6.75%, higher than in 48% of counties. Property tax takes about 1.12% of a home's value each year, more than in 77% of counties. Local government employs a larger share of working residents than in 51% of counties. The homicide rate is higher than in 67% of counties. Life expectancy is about 73.6 years, shorter than in 70% of counties. Air quality is worse than in 54% of counties (a typical day's air quality index is 42), and flood and hurricane risk is higher than in 61% of counties. On this site's state scores, Ohio gets 6.08 of 10 for economic freedom, based on the Fraser Institute's ranking, and 10 of 10 for gun rights.

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