Rank

2054of 3,144

Fairfield, Ohio

Score 5.99 / 10· population 165,360

About 165,400 people live in Fairfield, Ohio. It ranks #2,054 of 3,144 counties for liberty, and #60 of 88 in Ohio. The combined sales tax is 6.75%, higher than in 48% of counties. Property tax takes about 1.15% of a home's value each year, more than in 79% of counties. Local government employs a larger share of working residents than in 52% of counties. The homicide rate is higher than in 56% of counties. Life expectancy is about 76.8 years, longer than in 61% of counties. Air quality is worse than in 81% of counties (a typical day's air quality index is 47), and flood and hurricane risk is higher than in 73% 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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