Rank
1300of 3,144
Madison, Ohio
Score 6.43 / 10· population 44,602
About 44,600 people live in Madison, Ohio. It ranks #1,300 of 3,144 counties for liberty, and #14 of 88 in Ohio. The combined sales tax is 7%, higher than in 56% of counties. Property tax takes about 0.98% of a home's value each year, more than in 69% of counties. Local government employs a smaller share of working residents than in 58% of counties. The homicide rate is lower than in 53% of counties. Life expectancy is about 76.1 years, longer than in 53% 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 lower than in 71% 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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Eleven factors
Government behavior
- Fraser Institute state ranking (state)6.1
- 2A (state)10.0
- GOP + LP vote for President7.2
- Sales tax3.6
- Property tax5.1
Environment
- Air quality5.6
- Floods / hurricanes5.9
Private behavior
- Homicide rate8.7
- Life expectancy6.1
- Government employees5.8
- Single-parent households6.0