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1712of 3,144

Perry, Ohio

Score 6.19 / 10· population 35,551

About 35,600 people live in Perry, Ohio. It ranks #1,712 of 3,144 counties for liberty, and #39 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 87% of counties. The homicide rate is lower than in 66% of counties. Life expectancy is about 73.6 years, shorter than in 70% 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 lower than in 66% 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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Government behavior

  1. Fraser Institute state ranking (state)6.1
  2. 2A (state)10.0
  3. GOP + LP vote for President7.7
  4. Sales tax3.4
  5. Property tax5.7

Environment

  1. Air quality5.6
  2. Floods / hurricanes5.3

Private behavior

  1. Homicide rate9.2
  2. Life expectancy3.6
  3. Government employees1.0
  4. Single-parent households6.5

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