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1000of 3,144

Payne, Oklahoma

Score 6.61 / 10· population 83,352

About 83,400 people live in Payne, Oklahoma. It ranks #1,000 of 3,144 counties for liberty, and #42 of 77 in Oklahoma. The combined sales tax is 5.31%, lower than in 86% 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 87% of counties. The homicide rate is higher than in 59% of counties. Life expectancy is about 75.7 years, longer than in 49% of counties. Air quality is worse than in 93% of counties (a typical day's air quality index is 50), and flood and hurricane risk is higher than in 54% 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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