Rank

2065of 3,144

Portage, Ohio

Score 5.98 / 10· population 162,665

About 162,700 people live in Portage, Ohio. It ranks #2,065 of 3,144 counties for liberty, and #61 of 88 in Ohio. The combined sales tax is 7%, higher than in 56% of counties. Property tax takes about 1.22% of a home's value each year, more than in 83% of counties. Local government employs a smaller share of working residents than in 62% of counties. The homicide rate is higher than in 51% of counties. Life expectancy is about 76.6 years, longer than in 59% of counties. Air quality is worse than in 59% of counties (a typical day's air quality index is 43), and flood and hurricane risk is higher than in 64% 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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