Rank
1247of 3,144
Union, Oregon
Score 6.46 / 10· population 25,944
About 25,900 people live in Union, Oregon. It ranks #1,247 of 3,144 counties for liberty, and #7 of 36 in Oregon. There is no state or county sales tax, lower than in 96% of counties. Property tax takes about 0.68% of a home's value each year, less than in 56% of counties. Local government employs a smaller share of working residents than in 57% of counties. The homicide rate is lower than in 59% of counties. Life expectancy is about 75.8 years, longer than in 50% of counties. Air quality is better than in 95% of counties (a typical day's air quality index is 25), and flood and hurricane risk is lower than in 74% 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 President6.9
- Sales tax10.0
- Property tax6.6
Environment
- Air quality7.5
- Floods / hurricanes6.3
Private behavior
- Homicide rate8.9
- Life expectancy5.8
- Government employees5.6
- Single-parent households4.4