Rank

2384of 3,144

Klamath, Oregon

Score 5.69 / 10· population 70,003

About 70,000 people live in Klamath, Oregon. It ranks #2,384 of 3,144 counties for liberty, and #30 of 36 in Oregon. There is no state or county sales tax, lower than in 96% of counties. Property tax takes about 0.63% of a home's value each year, less than in 62% of counties. Local government employs a larger share of working residents than in 85% of counties. The homicide rate is higher than in 76% of counties. Life expectancy is about 73.1 years, shorter than in 74% of counties. Air quality is better than in 74% of counties (a typical day's air quality index is 37), and flood and hurricane risk is higher than in 69% 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.

v4 — beta, 30 October 2026, sourced values

Compare

Eleven factors

Government behavior

  1. Fraser Institute state ranking (state)4.8
  2. 2A (state)4.0
  3. GOP + LP vote for President7.0
  4. Sales tax10.0
  5. Property tax6.9

Environment

  1. Air quality6.3
  2. Floods / hurricanes2.2

Private behavior

  1. Homicide rate6.9
  2. Life expectancy3.1
  3. Government employees1.2
  4. Single-parent households5.7

Neighbors