Rank
2272of 3,144
Ross, Ohio
Score 5.80 / 10· population 76,501
About 76,500 people live in Ross, Ohio. It ranks #2,272 of 3,144 counties for liberty, and #68 of 88 in Ohio. The combined sales tax is 7.25%, higher than in 71% of counties. Property tax takes about 0.97% of a home's value each year, more than in 68% of counties. Local government employs a larger share of working residents than in 54% of counties. The homicide rate is higher than in 61% of counties. Life expectancy is about 72.9 years, shorter than in 76% of counties. Air quality is worse than in 74% of counties (a typical day's air quality index is 46), and flood and hurricane risk is higher than in 63% 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 President7.0
- Sales tax3.4
- Property tax5.2
Environment
- Air quality5.4
- Floods / hurricanes2.6
Private behavior
- Homicide rate8.0
- Life expectancy2.9
- Government employees4.4
- Single-parent households4.1