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420of 3,144

Holmes, Ohio

Score 7.02 / 10· population 44,386

About 44,400 people live in Holmes, Ohio. It ranks #420 of 3,144 counties for liberty, and #1 of 88 in Ohio. The combined sales tax is 7%, higher than in 56% of counties. Property tax takes about 0.89% of a home's value each year, more than in 62% of counties. Local government employs a smaller share of working residents than in 97% of counties. The homicide rate is lower than in 65% of counties. Life expectancy is about 79 years, longer than in 83% of counties. Air quality is worse than in 74% of counties (a typical day's air quality index is 46), and flood and hurricane risk is higher than in 59% 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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Government behavior

  1. Fraser Institute state ranking (state)6.1
  2. 2A (state)10.0
  3. GOP + LP vote for President8.5
  4. Sales tax3.6
  5. Property tax5.5

Environment

  1. Air quality5.4
  2. Floods / hurricanes2.9

Private behavior

  1. Homicide rate9.2
  2. Life expectancy9.0
  3. Government employees9.8
  4. Single-parent households10.0

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