Rank
1984of 3,144
Meigs, Ohio
Score 6.03 / 10· population 21,767
About 21,800 people live in Meigs, Ohio. It ranks #1,984 of 3,144 counties for liberty, and #53 of 88 in Ohio. The combined sales tax is 7.25%, higher than in 71% of counties. Property tax takes about 0.86% of a home's value each year, more than in 60% of counties. Local government employs a smaller share of working residents than in 79% of counties. The homicide rate is higher than in 59% of counties. Life expectancy is about 71.1 years, shorter than in 89% of counties. Air quality is worse than in 66% of counties (a typical day's air quality index is 44), and flood and hurricane risk is higher than in 61% 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 President7.8
- Sales tax3.4
- Property tax5.7
Environment
- Air quality5.6
- Floods / hurricanes2.7
Private behavior
- Homicide rate8.1
- Life expectancy1.1
- Government employees7.9
- Single-parent households3.4