Rank

2729of 3,144

Summit, Ohio

Score 5.15 / 10· population 535,733

About 535,700 people live in Summit, Ohio. It ranks #2,729 of 3,144 counties for liberty, and #82 of 88 in Ohio. The combined sales tax is 6.75%, higher than in 48% of counties. Property tax takes about 1.49% of a home's value each year, more than in 93% of counties. Local government employs a smaller share of working residents than in 61% of counties. The homicide rate is higher than in 87% of counties. Life expectancy is about 75.6 years, shorter than in 50% of counties. Air quality is worse than in 68% of counties (a typical day's air quality index is 45), and flood and hurricane risk is higher than in 90% 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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