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382of 3,144

Cotton, Oklahoma

Score 7.07 / 10· population 5,427

About 5,400 people live in Cotton, Oklahoma. It ranks #382 of 3,144 counties for liberty, and #9 of 77 in Oklahoma. The combined sales tax is 7.5%, higher than in 77% of counties. Property tax takes about 0.77% of a home's value each year, more than in 52% of counties. Local government employs a smaller share of working residents than in 81% of counties. The homicide rate is lower than in 71% of counties. Life expectancy is about 71.7 years, shorter than in 86% of counties. Air quality is worse than in 57% of counties (a typical day's air quality index is 43), and flood and hurricane risk is lower than in 85% of counties. On this site's state scores, Oklahoma gets 7.49 of 10 for economic freedom, based on the Fraser Institute's ranking, and 10 of 10 for gun rights.

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Government behavior

  1. Fraser Institute state ranking (state)7.5
  2. 2A (state)10.0
  3. GOP + LP vote for President8.3
  4. Sales tax3.2
  5. Property tax6.2

Environment

  1. Air quality5.7
  2. Floods / hurricanes7.8

Private behavior

  1. Homicide rate9.5
  2. Life expectancy1.7
  3. Government employees8.1
  4. Single-parent households8.2

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