Rank

2126of 3,144

Butler, Ohio

Score 5.93 / 10· population 393,043

About 393,000 people live in Butler, Ohio. It ranks #2,126 of 3,144 counties for liberty, and #63 of 88 in Ohio. The combined sales tax is 6.5%, lower than in 52% of counties. Property tax takes about 1.16% of a home's value each year, more than in 80% of counties. Local government employs a smaller share of working residents than in 79% of counties. The homicide rate is higher than in 63% of counties. Life expectancy is about 76.1 years, longer than in 53% of counties. Air quality is worse than in almost every other county (a typical day's air quality index is 55), and flood and hurricane risk is higher than in 89% 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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