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1123of 3,144

Hood River, Oregon

Score 6.53 / 10· population 23,745

About 23,700 people live in Hood River, Oregon. It ranks #1,123 of 3,144 counties for liberty, and #6 of 36 in Oregon. There is no state or county sales tax, lower than in 96% of counties. Property tax takes about 0.51% of a home's value each year, less than in 77% of counties. Local government employs a smaller share of working residents than in 70% of counties. The homicide rate is lower than in 69% of counties. Life expectancy is at least 80 years, longer than in 91% of counties. Air quality is worse than in 84% of counties (a typical day's air quality index is 47), and flood and hurricane risk is lower than in 79% 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 President3.1
  4. Sales tax10.0
  5. Property tax7.5

Environment

  1. Air quality5.3
  2. Floods / hurricanes7.0

Private behavior

  1. Homicide rate9.4
  2. Life expectancy10.0
  3. Government employees6.9
  4. Single-parent households9.1

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