Rank
1841of 3,144
Washington, Ohio
Score 6.13 / 10· population 58,577
About 58,600 people live in Washington, Ohio. It ranks #1,841 of 3,144 counties for liberty, and #44 of 88 in Ohio. The combined sales tax is 7.25%, higher than in 71% of counties. Property tax takes about 0.9% of a home's value each year, more than in 63% of counties. Local government employs a larger share of working residents than in 58% of counties. The homicide rate is lower than in 51% of counties. Life expectancy is about 75 years, shorter than in 57% of counties. Air quality is better than in 49% of counties (a typical day's air quality index is 41), and flood and hurricane risk is higher than in 71% 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 President7.2
- Sales tax3.4
- Property tax5.5
Environment
- Air quality5.9
- Floods / hurricanes2.0
Private behavior
- Homicide rate8.6
- Life expectancy5.0
- Government employees4.0
- Single-parent households6.0