Rank
2647of 3,144
Jefferson, Washington
Score 5.30 / 10· population 33,714
About 33,700 people live in Jefferson, Washington. It ranks #2,647 of 3,144 counties for liberty, and #28 of 39 in Washington. The combined sales tax is 9.5%, higher than in 96% 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 larger share of working residents than in 56% of counties. The homicide rate is higher than in 51% of counties. Life expectancy is at least 80 years, longer than in 91% of counties. Air quality is better than in 97% of counties (a typical day's air quality index is 21), and flood and hurricane risk is higher than in 51% 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 President2.6
- Sales tax1.4
- Property tax6.8
Environment
- Air quality7.9
- Floods / hurricanes3.6
Private behavior
- Homicide rate8.5
- Life expectancy10.0
- Government employees4.2
- Single-parent households4.6