Rank

2540of 3,144

Kitsap, Washington

Score 5.47 / 10· population 277,658

About 277,700 people live in Kitsap, Washington. It ranks #2,540 of 3,144 counties for liberty, and #18 of 39 in Washington. The combined sales tax is 9.2%, higher than in 95% of counties. Property tax takes about 0.72% of a home's value each year, less than in 51% of counties. Local government employs a smaller share of working residents than in 59% of counties. The homicide rate is higher than in 50% of counties. Life expectancy is about 79.5 years, longer than in 87% 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 70% 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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