Rank

485of 3,144

Custer, Oklahoma

Score 6.96 / 10· population 28,266

About 28,300 people live in Custer, Oklahoma. It ranks #485 of 3,144 counties for liberty, and #16 of 77 in Oklahoma. The combined sales tax is 5%, lower than in 89% of counties. Property tax takes about 0.76% of a home's value each year, more than in 51% of counties. Local government employs a smaller share of working residents than in 93% of counties. The homicide rate is higher than in 78% of counties. Life expectancy is about 73.1 years, shorter than in 74% of counties. Air quality is worse than in 53% of counties (a typical day's air quality index is 42), and flood and hurricane risk is lower than in 73% 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 President7.6
  4. Sales tax5.5
  5. Property tax6.2

Environment

  1. Air quality5.8
  2. Floods / hurricanes6.1

Private behavior

  1. Homicide rate6.7
  2. Life expectancy3.1
  3. Government employees9.3
  4. Single-parent households7.1

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