Rank

1781of 3,144

Columbia, Oregon

Score 6.16 / 10· population 53,880

About 53,900 people live in Columbia, Oregon. It ranks #1,781 of 3,144 counties for liberty, and #17 of 36 in Oregon. There is no state or county sales tax, lower than in 96% of counties. Property tax takes about 0.72% of a home's value each year, less than in 51% of counties. Local government employs a larger share of working residents than in 60% of counties. The homicide rate is higher than in 51% of counties. Life expectancy is about 77.2 years, longer than in 66% of counties. Air quality is better than in 94% of counties (a typical day's air quality index is 27), and flood and hurricane risk is higher than in 55% of counties. On this site's state scores, Oregon gets 4.84 of 10 for economic freedom, based on the Fraser Institute's ranking, and 4 of 10 for gun rights.

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