Rank

1551of 3,144

Seneca, Ohio

Score 6.29 / 10· population 54,527

About 54,500 people live in Seneca, Ohio. It ranks #1,551 of 3,144 counties for liberty, and #29 of 88 in Ohio. The combined sales tax is 7.25%, higher than in 71% of counties. Property tax takes about 0.96% of a home's value each year, more than in 67% of counties. Local government employs a smaller share of working residents than in 64% of counties. The homicide rate is lower than in 68% of counties. Life expectancy is about 74.9 years, shorter than in 57% 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 lower than in 52% 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 President6.9
  4. Sales tax3.4
  5. Property tax5.2

Environment

  1. Air quality5.7
  2. Floods / hurricanes3.9

Private behavior

  1. Homicide rate9.3
  2. Life expectancy4.9
  3. Government employees6.4
  4. Single-parent households5.4

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