Rank
344of 3,144
Washington, Utah
Score 7.11 / 10· population 202,452
About 202,500 people live in Washington, Utah. It ranks #344 of 3,144 counties for liberty, and #20 of 29 in Utah. The combined sales tax is 6.45%, lower than in 55% of counties. Property tax takes about 0.41% of a home's value each year, less than in 89% of counties. Local government employs a smaller share of working residents than in 52% of counties. The homicide rate is lower than in 51% of counties. Life expectancy is at least 80 years, longer than in 91% of counties. Air quality is worse than in 62% of counties (a typical day's air quality index is 44), and flood and hurricane risk is higher than in 89% of counties. On this site's state scores, Utah gets 7.32 of 10 for economic freedom, based on the Fraser Institute's ranking, and 10 of 10 for gun rights.
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Eleven factors
Government behavior
- Fraser Institute state ranking (state)7.3
- 2A (state)10.0
- GOP + LP vote for President7.6
- Sales tax4.1
- Property tax8.0
Environment
- Air quality5.6
- Floods / hurricanes0.7
Private behavior
- Homicide rate8.6
- Life expectancy10.0
- Government employees5.1
- Single-parent households9.3