Rank
1478of 3,144
Medina, Ohio
Score 6.34 / 10· population 184,042
About 184,000 people live in Medina, Ohio. It ranks #1,478 of 3,144 counties for liberty, and #20 of 88 in Ohio. The combined sales tax is 6.75%, higher than in 48% of counties. Property tax takes about 1.18% of a home's value each year, more than in 81% of counties. Local government employs a larger share of working residents than in 56% of counties. The homicide rate is lower than in 62% of counties. Life expectancy is about 79.5 years, longer than in 87% 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 65% 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 President6.2
- Sales tax3.9
- Property tax4.1
Environment
- Air quality5.6
- Floods / hurricanes2.5
Private behavior
- Homicide rate9.1
- Life expectancy9.5
- Government employees4.2
- Single-parent households8.5