Rank

1616of 3,144

Defiance, Ohio

Score 6.26 / 10· population 38,315

About 38,300 people live in Defiance, Ohio. It ranks #1,616 of 3,144 counties for liberty, and #34 of 88 in Ohio. The combined sales tax is 6.75%, higher than in 48% of counties. Property tax takes about 1.09% of a home's value each year, more than in 76% of counties. Local government employs a larger share of working residents than in 57% of counties. The homicide rate is lower than in 70% of counties. Life expectancy is about 76.8 years, longer than in 61% of counties. Air quality is worse than in 67% of counties (a typical day's air quality index is 44), and flood and hurricane risk is lower than in 54% 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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