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1650of 3,144

Ottawa, Oklahoma

Score 6.24 / 10· population 30,287

About 30,300 people live in Ottawa, Oklahoma. It ranks #1,650 of 3,144 counties for liberty, and #61 of 77 in Oklahoma. The combined sales tax is 5.85%, lower than in 78% of counties. Property tax takes about 0.6% of a home's value each year, less than in 65% of counties. Local government employs a smaller share of working residents than in 78% of counties. The homicide rate is higher than in 74% of counties. Life expectancy is 70 years or less, shorter than in 94% of counties. Air quality is worse than in 96% of counties (a typical day's air quality index is 51), and flood and hurricane risk is higher than in 68% 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 tax4.7
  5. Property tax7.0

Environment

  1. Air quality4.9
  2. Floods / hurricanes2.2

Private behavior

  1. Homicide rate7.1
  2. Life expectancy0.0
  3. Government employees7.8
  4. Single-parent households2.2

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