Rank
2892of 3,144
Franklin, Ohio
Score 4.81 / 10· population 1,326,063
About 1,326,100 people live in Franklin, Ohio. It ranks #2,892 of 3,144 counties for liberty, and #85 of 88 in Ohio. The combined sales tax is 8%, higher than in 82% of counties. Property tax takes about 1.53% of a home's value each year, more than in 93% of counties. Local government employs a smaller share of working residents than in 91% of counties. The homicide rate is higher than in 92% of counties. Life expectancy is about 76 years, longer than in 52% of counties. Air quality is worse than in 98% of counties (a typical day's air quality index is 53), and flood and hurricane risk is higher than in 97% 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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Eleven factors
Government behavior
- Fraser Institute state ranking (state)6.1
- 2A (state)10.0
- GOP + LP vote for President3.6
- Sales tax2.7
- Property tax2.4
Environment
- Air quality4.7
- Floods / hurricanes0.1
Private behavior
- Homicide rate3.9
- Life expectancy6.0
- Government employees9.2
- Single-parent households2.2