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1214of 3,144

Knox, Ohio

Score 6.48 / 10· population 63,320

About 63,300 people live in Knox, Ohio. It ranks #1,214 of 3,144 counties for liberty, and #10 of 88 in Ohio. The combined sales tax is 7.25%, higher than in 71% of counties. Property tax takes about 1% of a home's value each year, more than in 70% of counties. Local government employs a smaller share of working residents than in 66% of counties. The homicide rate is lower than in 61% of counties. Life expectancy is about 76.7 years, longer than in 60% of counties. Air quality is better than in 52% of counties (a typical day's air quality index is 41), and flood and hurricane risk is higher than in 60% 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 President7.3
  4. Sales tax3.4
  5. Property tax5.0

Environment

  1. Air quality5.9
  2. Floods / hurricanes2.8

Private behavior

  1. Homicide rate9.0
  2. Life expectancy6.7
  3. Government employees6.5
  4. Single-parent households8.1

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