Rank
2478of 3,144
Chelan, Washington
Score 5.57 / 10· population 79,997
About 80,000 people live in Chelan, Washington. It ranks #2,478 of 3,144 counties for liberty, and #10 of 39 in Washington. The combined sales tax is 8.5%, higher than in 91% of counties. Property tax takes about 0.65% of a home's value each year, less than in 60% of counties. Local government employs a smaller share of working residents than in 55% of counties. The homicide rate is lower than in 58% of counties. Life expectancy is about 79.2 years, longer than in 85% of counties. Air quality is better than in 87% of counties (a typical day's air quality index is 32), and flood and hurricane risk is higher than in 86% of counties. On this site's state scores, Washington gets 6.34 of 10 for economic freedom, based on the Fraser Institute's ranking, and 2 of 10 for gun rights.
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Eleven factors
Government behavior
- Fraser Institute state ranking (state)6.3
- 2A (state)2.0
- GOP + LP vote for President5.3
- Sales tax2.3
- Property tax6.8
Environment
- Air quality6.8
- Floods / hurricanes0.9
Private behavior
- Homicide rate8.9
- Life expectancy9.2
- Government employees5.4
- Single-parent households6.4