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.
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Eleven factors
Government behavior
- Fraser Institute state ranking (state)4.8
- 2A (state)4.0
- GOP + LP vote for President7.0
- Sales tax10.0
- Property tax6.9
Environment
- Air quality6.3
- Floods / hurricanes2.2
Private behavior
- Homicide rate6.9
- Life expectancy3.1
- Government employees1.2
- Single-parent households5.7