Rank
1947of 3,144
Sandusky, Ohio
Score 6.05 / 10· population 58,709
About 58,700 people live in Sandusky, Ohio. It ranks #1,947 of 3,144 counties for liberty, and #50 of 88 in Ohio. The combined sales tax is 7.25%, higher than in 71% of counties. Property tax takes about 1.06% of a home's value each year, more than in 74% of counties. Local government employs a smaller share of working residents than in 69% of counties. The homicide rate is lower than in 54% of counties. Life expectancy is about 75.4 years, shorter than in 52% 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 higher than in 55% 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 President6.6
- Sales tax3.4
- Property tax4.7
Environment
- Air quality5.6
- Floods / hurricanes3.2
Private behavior
- Homicide rate8.8
- Life expectancy5.4
- Government employees6.9
- Single-parent households3.3