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2227of 3,144

Richland, Ohio

Score 5.85 / 10· population 125,064

About 125,100 people live in Richland, Ohio. It ranks #2,227 of 3,144 counties for liberty, and #66 of 88 in Ohio. The combined sales tax is 7%, higher than in 56% of counties. Property tax takes about 1.19% of a home's value each year, more than in 81% of counties. Local government employs a smaller share of working residents than in 56% of counties. The homicide rate is higher than in 71% of counties. Life expectancy is about 74.5 years, shorter than in 61% of counties. Air quality is worse than in 60% of counties (a typical day's air quality index is 43), and flood and hurricane risk is higher than in 59% 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 President7.1
  4. Sales tax3.6
  5. Property tax4.1

Environment

  1. Air quality5.7
  2. Floods / hurricanes2.8

Private behavior

  1. Homicide rate7.4
  2. Life expectancy4.5
  3. Government employees5.6
  4. Single-parent households4.0

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