Rank

551of 3,144

Nowata, Oklahoma

Score 6.89 / 10· population 9,438

About 9,400 people live in Nowata, Oklahoma. It ranks #551 of 3,144 counties for liberty, and #22 of 77 in Oklahoma. The combined sales tax is 6.5%, lower than in 52% of counties. Property tax takes about 0.53% of a home's value each year, less than in 74% of counties. Local government employs a smaller share of working residents than in almost every other county. The homicide rate is lower than in 66% of counties. Life expectancy is about 70.4 years, shorter than in 93% of counties. Air quality is worse than in almost every other county (a typical day's air quality index is 54), 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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