Rank

810of 3,144

Harney, Oregon

Score 6.72 / 10· population 7,440

About 7,400 people live in Harney, Oregon. It ranks #810 of 3,144 counties for liberty, and #2 of 36 in Oregon. There is no state or county sales tax, lower than in 96% of counties. Property tax takes about 0.71% of a home's value each year, less than in 53% of counties. Local government employs a smaller share of working residents than in 63% of counties. The homicide rate is lower than in 77% of counties. Life expectancy is about 77.1 years, longer than in 65% of counties. Air quality is better than in 61% of counties (a typical day's air quality index is 39), and flood and hurricane risk is lower than in 81% 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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Government behavior

  1. Fraser Institute state ranking (state)4.8
  2. 2A (state)4.0
  3. GOP + LP vote for President7.8
  4. Sales tax10.0
  5. Property tax6.5

Environment

  1. Air quality6.1
  2. Floods / hurricanes7.2

Private behavior

  1. Homicide rate10.0
  2. Life expectancy7.1
  3. Government employees6.2
  4. Single-parent households5.9

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