Rank

1657of 3,144

Deschutes, Oregon

Score 6.23 / 10· population 208,513

About 208,500 people live in Deschutes, Oregon. It ranks #1,657 of 3,144 counties for liberty, and #14 of 36 in Oregon. There is no state or county sales tax, lower than in 96% of counties. Property tax takes about 0.59% of a home's value each year, less than in 67% of counties. Local government employs a smaller share of working residents than in 68% of counties. The homicide rate is higher than in 52% of counties. Life expectancy is at least 80 years, longer than in 91% of counties. Air quality is better than in 91% of counties (a typical day's air quality index is 30), and flood and hurricane risk is higher than in 83% 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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