Rank
1695of 3,144
Fulton, Ohio
Score 6.21 / 10· population 42,007
About 42,000 people live in Fulton, Ohio. It ranks #1,695 of 3,144 counties for liberty, and #38 of 88 in Ohio. The combined sales tax is 7.25%, higher than in 71% of counties. Property tax takes about 1.23% of a home's value each year, more than in 83% of counties. Local government employs a larger share of working residents than in 81% of counties. The homicide rate is lower than in 58% of counties. Life expectancy is about 76.6 years, longer than in 59% of counties. Air quality is worse than in 73% of counties (a typical day's air quality index is 46), and flood and hurricane risk is lower than in 71% 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 President7.1
- Sales tax3.4
- Property tax3.9
Environment
- Air quality5.4
- Floods / hurricanes5.8
Private behavior
- Homicide rate8.9
- Life expectancy6.6
- Government employees1.7
- Single-parent households8.3