Rank
1567of 3,144
Preble, Ohio
Score 6.29 / 10· population 40,556
About 40,600 people live in Preble, Ohio. It ranks #1,567 of 3,144 counties for liberty, and #30 of 88 in Ohio. The combined sales tax is 7.25%, higher than in 71% 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 larger share of working residents than in 67% of counties. The homicide rate is lower than in 49% of counties. Life expectancy is about 74.7 years, shorter than in 59% 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 62% 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 President8.0
- Sales tax3.4
- Property tax5.1
Environment
- Air quality5.6
- Floods / hurricanes4.9
Private behavior
- Homicide rate8.6
- Life expectancy4.7
- Government employees3.1
- Single-parent households7.6