Rank

2434of 3,144

Stark, Ohio

Score 5.62 / 10· population 372,716

About 372,700 people live in Stark, Ohio. It ranks #2,434 of 3,144 counties for liberty, and #77 of 88 in Ohio. The combined sales tax is 6.5%, lower than in 52% of counties. Property tax takes about 1.24% of a home's value each year, more than in 84% of counties. Local government employs a smaller share of working residents than in 59% of counties. The homicide rate is higher than in 73% of counties. Life expectancy is about 75.7 years, longer than in 49% of counties. Air quality is worse than in 93% of counties (a typical day's air quality index is 50), and flood and hurricane risk is higher than in 87% 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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