Rank

2378of 3,144

Lawrence, Ohio

Score 5.69 / 10· population 56,118

About 56,100 people live in Lawrence, Ohio. It ranks #2,378 of 3,144 counties for liberty, and #74 of 88 in Ohio. The combined sales tax is 7.25%, higher than in 71% of counties. Property tax takes about 0.87% of a home's value each year, more than in 61% of counties. Local government employs a larger share of working residents than in 61% of counties. The homicide rate is higher than in 66% of counties. Life expectancy is 70 years or less, shorter than in 94% of counties. Air quality is worse than in 62% of counties (a typical day's air quality index is 44), and flood and hurricane risk is higher than in 75% 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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