Rank
1488of 3,144
Williams, Ohio
Score 6.33 / 10· population 36,591
About 36,600 people live in Williams, Ohio. It ranks #1,488 of 3,144 counties for liberty, and #21 of 88 in Ohio. The combined sales tax is 7.25%, higher than in 71% of counties. Property tax takes about 1.13% of a home's value each year, more than in 78% of counties. Local government employs a smaller share of working residents than in 53% of counties. The homicide rate is lower than in 65% of counties. Life expectancy is about 76.4 years, longer than in 56% of counties. Air quality is worse than in 73% of counties (a typical day's air quality index is 46), and flood and hurricane risk is lower than in 61% 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 President7.4
- Sales tax3.4
- Property tax4.3
Environment
- Air quality5.4
- Floods / hurricanes4.8
Private behavior
- Homicide rate9.2
- Life expectancy6.4
- Government employees5.3
- Single-parent households6.3