Rank
2521of 3,144
Douglas, Washington
Score 5.50 / 10· population 44,798
About 44,800 people live in Douglas, Washington. It ranks #2,521 of 3,144 counties for liberty, and #14 of 39 in Washington. The combined sales tax is 7.9%, higher than in 82% of counties. Property tax takes about 0.76% of a home's value each year, more than in 51% of counties. Local government employs a smaller share of working residents than in 53% of counties. The homicide rate is lower than in 49% of counties. Life expectancy is at least 80 years, longer than in 91% of counties. Air quality is worse than in 79% of counties (a typical day's air quality index is 47), and flood and hurricane risk is higher than in 73% 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 President6.2
- Sales tax2.8
- Property tax6.2
Environment
- Air quality5.3
- Floods / hurricanes1.8
Private behavior
- Homicide rate8.6
- Life expectancy10.0
- Government employees5.2
- Single-parent households5.4