Rank
2531of 3,144
Scioto, Ohio
Score 5.48 / 10· population 71,969
About 72,000 people live in Scioto, Ohio. It ranks #2,531 of 3,144 counties for liberty, and #79 of 88 in Ohio. The combined sales tax is 7.25%, higher than in 71% of counties. Property tax takes about 1.08% of a home's value each year, more than in 75% of counties. Local government employs a larger share of working residents than in 56% of counties. The homicide rate is higher than in 79% of counties. Life expectancy is 70 years or less, shorter than in 94% 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 73% 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 President7.4
- Sales tax3.4
- Property tax4.6
Environment
- Air quality5.7
- Floods / hurricanes1.8
Private behavior
- Homicide rate6.5
- Life expectancy0.0
- Government employees4.2
- Single-parent households4.1