Rank

1531of 3,144

Kiowa, Oklahoma

Score 6.31 / 10· population 8,398

About 8,400 people live in Kiowa, Oklahoma. It ranks #1,531 of 3,144 counties for liberty, and #57 of 77 in Oklahoma. The combined sales tax is 7.5%, higher than in 77% of counties. Property tax takes about 0.61% of a home's value each year, less than in 64% of counties. Local government employs a larger share of working residents than in 83% of counties. The homicide rate is higher than in 56% of counties. Life expectancy is about 71.1 years, shorter than in 89% of counties. Air quality is worse than in 59% of counties (a typical day's air quality index is 43), and flood and hurricane risk is lower than in 80% 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 President7.9
  4. Sales tax3.2
  5. Property tax7.0

Environment

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

Private behavior

  1. Homicide rate8.3
  2. Life expectancy1.1
  3. Government employees1.4
  4. Single-parent households2.7

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