Rank
2238of 3,144
Klickitat, Washington
Score 5.84 / 10· population 23,589
About 23,600 people live in Klickitat, Washington. It ranks #2,238 of 3,144 counties for liberty, and #4 of 39 in Washington. The combined sales tax is 7.6%, higher than in 80% of counties. Property tax takes about 0.62% of a home's value each year, less than in 63% of counties. Local government employs a larger share of working residents than in 65% of counties. The homicide rate is lower than in 55% of counties. Life expectancy is about 79 years, longer than in 83% of counties. Air quality is better than in 98% of counties (a typical day's air quality index is 20), and flood and hurricane risk is higher than in 53% 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 tax3.1
- Property tax6.9
Environment
- Air quality8.0
- Floods / hurricanes3.3
Private behavior
- Homicide rate8.8
- Life expectancy9.0
- Government employees3.3
- Single-parent households7.6