Rank
1377of 3,144
Wasco, Oregon
Score 6.39 / 10· population 26,333
About 26,300 people live in Wasco, Oregon. It ranks #1,377 of 3,144 counties for liberty, and #10 of 36 in Oregon. There is no state or county sales tax, lower than in 96% of counties. Property tax takes about 0.77% of a home's value each year, more than in 52% of counties. Local government employs a smaller share of working residents than in 80% of counties. The homicide rate is lower than in 73% of counties. Life expectancy is about 74 years, shorter than in 66% of counties. Air quality is better than in 96% of counties (a typical day's air quality index is 25), and flood and hurricane risk is lower than in 54% 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 President5.2
- Sales tax10.0
- Property tax6.2
Environment
- Air quality7.5
- Floods / hurricanes4.1
Private behavior
- Homicide rate9.6
- Life expectancy4.0
- Government employees8.0
- Single-parent households7.6