Rank
2539of 3,144
Clark, Washington
Score 5.47 / 10· population 521,150
About 521,200 people live in Clark, Washington. It ranks #2,539 of 3,144 counties for liberty, and #17 of 39 in Washington. The combined sales tax is 8%, higher than in 82% 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 68% of counties. The homicide rate is higher than in 59% of counties. Life expectancy is about 78.6 years, longer than in 80% of counties. Air quality is better than in 86% of counties (a typical day's air quality index is 33), and flood and hurricane risk is higher than in 88% 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 President4.5
- Sales tax2.7
- Property tax6.2
Environment
- Air quality6.7
- Floods / hurricanes0.7
Private behavior
- Homicide rate8.1
- Life expectancy8.6
- Government employees6.8
- Single-parent households7.6