Rank
2440of 3,144
Lincoln, Oregon
Score 5.62 / 10· population 50,821
About 50,800 people live in Lincoln, Oregon. It ranks #2,440 of 3,144 counties for liberty, and #33 of 36 in Oregon. There is no state or county sales tax, lower than in 96% of counties. Property tax takes about 0.75% of a home's value each year, more than in 50% of counties. Local government employs a larger share of working residents than in 68% of counties. The homicide rate is lower than in 52% of counties. Life expectancy is about 75.8 years, longer than in 50% of counties. Air quality is better than in 78% of counties (a typical day's air quality index is 36), and flood and hurricane risk is higher than in 80% 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 President4.0
- Sales tax10.0
- Property tax6.3
Environment
- Air quality6.4
- Floods / hurricanes1.3
Private behavior
- Homicide rate8.7
- Life expectancy5.8
- Government employees3.0
- Single-parent households4.3