Rank
2766of 3,144
Windham, Vermont
Score 5.07 / 10· population 45,966
About 46,000 people live in Windham, Vermont. It ranks #2,766 of 3,144 counties for liberty, and #11 of 14 in Vermont. The combined sales tax is 6%, lower than in 62% of counties. Property tax takes about 1.6% of a home's value each year, more than in 95% of counties. Local government employs a larger share of working residents than in 56% of counties. The homicide rate is lower than in 56% of counties. Life expectancy is about 78 years, longer than in 74% of counties. Air quality is better than in almost every other county (a typical day's air quality index is 14), and flood and hurricane risk is higher than in 63% of counties. On this site's state scores, Vermont gets 4.87 of 10 for economic freedom, based on the Fraser Institute's ranking, and 5 of 10 for gun rights.
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Eleven factors
Government behavior
- Fraser Institute state ranking (state)4.9
- 2A (state)5.0
- GOP + LP vote for President2.7
- Sales tax4.5
- Property tax2.0
Environment
- Air quality8.6
- Floods / hurricanes2.5
Private behavior
- Homicide rate8.8
- Life expectancy8.0
- Government employees4.2
- Single-parent households3.8