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Licking, Ohio

Score 6.02 / 10· population 183,201

About 183,200 people live in Licking, Ohio. It ranks #2,002 of 3,144 counties for liberty, and #55 of 88 in Ohio. The combined sales tax is 7.25%, higher than in 71% of counties. Property tax takes about 1.17% of a home's value each year, more than in 80% of counties. Local government employs a smaller share of working residents than in 53% of counties. The homicide rate is higher than in 52% of counties. Life expectancy is about 76.4 years, longer than in 56% of counties. Air quality is worse than in 52% of counties (a typical day's air quality index is 42), and flood and hurricane risk is higher than in 79% 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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