Rank

2658of 3,144

Multnomah, Oregon

Score 5.28 / 10· population 789,698

About 789,700 people live in Multnomah, Oregon. It ranks #2,658 of 3,144 counties for liberty, and #36 of 36 in Oregon. There is no state or county sales tax, lower than in 96% of counties. Property tax takes about 1.02% of a home's value each year, more than in 72% of counties. Local government employs a smaller share of working residents than in 85% of counties. The homicide rate is higher than in 84% of counties. Life expectancy is about 77.3 years, longer than in 67% 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 92% 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 President1.7
  4. Sales tax10.0
  5. Property tax4.9

Environment

  1. Air quality6.3
  2. Floods / hurricanes0.5

Private behavior

  1. Homicide rate6.0
  2. Life expectancy7.3
  3. Government employees8.6
  4. Single-parent households4.1

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