Rank
1052of 3,144
Hancock, Ohio
Score 6.58 / 10· population 74,704
About 74,700 people live in Hancock, Ohio. It ranks #1,052 of 3,144 counties for liberty, and #6 of 88 in Ohio. The combined sales tax is 6.75%, higher than in 48% of counties. Property tax takes about 0.96% of a home's value each year, more than in 67% of counties. Local government employs a smaller share of working residents than in 71% of counties. The homicide rate is lower than in 67% of counties. Life expectancy is about 76.3 years, longer than in 56% of counties. Air quality is worse than in 57% of counties (a typical day's air quality index is 43), and flood and hurricane risk is higher than in 52% 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 President6.9
- Sales tax3.9
- Property tax5.2
Environment
- Air quality5.7
- Floods / hurricanes3.5
Private behavior
- Homicide rate9.3
- Life expectancy6.3
- Government employees7.1
- Single-parent households8.5