Rank
1230of 3,144
Union, Ohio
Score 6.47 / 10· population 69,637
About 69,600 people live in Union, Ohio. It ranks #1,230 of 3,144 counties for liberty, and #11 of 88 in Ohio. The combined sales tax is 7%, higher than in 56% of counties. Property tax takes about 1.33% of a home's value each year, more than in 87% of counties. Local government employs a larger share of working residents than in 55% of counties. The homicide rate is lower than in 76% of counties. Life expectancy is about 79.2 years, longer than in 85% of counties. Air quality is worse than in 75% of counties (a typical day's air quality index is 46), and flood and hurricane risk is lower than in 60% 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 President6.5
- Sales tax3.6
- Property tax3.4
Environment
- Air quality5.4
- Floods / hurricanes4.7
Private behavior
- Homicide rate9.8
- Life expectancy9.2
- Government employees4.3
- Single-parent households9.6