Rank

1491of 3,144

Highland, Ohio

Score 6.33 / 10· population 43,614

About 43,600 people live in Highland, Ohio. It ranks #1,491 of 3,144 counties for liberty, and #22 of 88 in Ohio. The combined sales tax is 7.25%, higher than in 71% of counties. Property tax takes about 0.78% of a home's value each year, more than in 53% of counties. Local government employs a larger share of working residents than in 64% of counties. The homicide rate is higher than in 59% of counties. Life expectancy is about 73.8 years, shorter than in 68% of counties. Air quality is worse than in 77% of counties (a typical day's air quality index is 46), and flood and hurricane risk is lower than in 57% 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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